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  • Norwood Park Fire Protection District Civilian Paramedic Application

  • Single Role Paramedic General Job Description

    As a paramedic for The Norwood Park Fire District, you must be able to keep calm during emergency situations. Your ability to quickly and accurately assess each patient’s medical condition and figure out an appropriate course of treatment is expected. We would love to have you on our team of talented and detail-oriented medical professionals, where you will have plenty of opportunities to develop and exercise your valuable skills as you benefit the lives of others. Job Responsibilities: Administer life support, first-aid treatment, and other forms of prehospital emergency care to people who are injured or sick. Operate equipment such as 12 lead cardiac monitors, glucometers, video laryngoscopes, Lucas devices, and other medical equipment. Assess patients’ injury severity and quickly begin appropriate medical procedures. Drive mobile intensive care unit to predetermined location under the instructions of the emergency medical dispatcher. Assess, record, and discuss patient injuries and condition with the physician, including any treatments provided and reactions to treatments or drugs. Clean and decontaminate ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease. Report infectious disease with relevant authorities. Administer drugs as appropriate and necessary via injection, intravenous procedures, or oral administration under the direction of a physician. Communicate and coordinate with dispatchers, fire department personnel, police and other emergency medical team members as needed to ensure that all applicable personnel are prepared to receive the patient and ensure proper treatment. Job Skills &Qualifications Required: High school diploma or equivalent, Valid(IDPH) EMT-P Certification/ALGH system approval, CPR Certification, Valid Illinois Drivers License.  Preferred: One or more years of paramedic experience
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  • I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS, AND I CERTIFY THAT THERE ARE NO MISREPRESENTATIONS, OMISSIONS, OR FALSIFICATIONS IN THIS QUESTIONAIRE, AND THAT ALL MY ANSWERS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. I UNDERSTAND THAT MISREPRESENTATIONS, OMMISSIONS, OR FALSIFICATIONS ON THIS QUESTIONAIRE MAY RESULT IN MY APPLICATION NO LONGER BEING CONSIDERED OR IN TERMINATION OF MY EMPLOYEMENT WITH THE NORWOOD PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MY PERSONNEL FIRE MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF OR CHIEF'S DESIGNESS.

    Dated at Illinois, this         day of      20 .

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