Hospital Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic Job Description |
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Job Duties
Emergency medical technicians, often known as paramedics, must react quickly and competently in order to save lives. EMTs often represent the first medical response to automobile accidents, heart attacks, strokes, gunshot wounds, and a variety of other injury or health-related scenarios. Often dispatched by 911 operators, paramedics must arrive on a variety of, at times, grisly scenes and administer life-saving medical treatments until patients are transported to the appropriate medical facility. EMTs must ascertain problems and report their findings to emergency room teams and doctors. Paramedics often double as ambulance operators and generally work in teams.
Job Qualifications and Compensation
Emergency medical technicians typically must receive a high-school diploma and certification in various levels of EMT training. EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, and Paramedic training courses all must meet certain state requirements for EMT certification. Training at the highest level, Paramedic, often results in an associate’s degree from a college or technical school. All U.S. states require licensing for EMTs. Licensing typically requires passing a state-run examination, and most states require licensure renewals every two to three years.
EMTs usually earn quality pay and job benefits, and many paramedics work to advance to higher paying careers requiring EMT certification, such as firefighting. The average annual EMT salary typically rests near $30,000, but starting pay may fall closer to $20,000 per year. EMT benefits vary greatly depending on employer, but most paramedics can expect to receive benefits packages, including healthcare options, 401(k) retirement funds, and several other job perks.
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