Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

Role Overview

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic at NMC Healthcare in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role ensures personnel and vehicle readiness and availability to respond to accidents, sudden illness, and emergencies.

Role Purpose

A DOH-licensed Emergency Medical Technician is responsible for providing immediate pre-hospital emergency medical care to patients in accordance with Department of Health regulations, approved clinical protocols, and scope of practice. The role requires responding to emergency calls, assessing patient conditions, performing basic life support, administering first aid, monitoring vital signs, and ensuring safe transportation to appropriate healthcare facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Emergency Response & Patient Care

• Respond to medical emergency calls dispatched by communications officers.
• Drive to the scene in the shortest response time possible using expeditious routes.
• Conduct scene size-up.
• Evaluate the nature and extent of illness or injury to determine the right course of action.
• Perform direct illness and injury assessment.
• Conduct primary and secondary patient examinations.
• Take and record vital signs.
• Utilize non-invasive diagnostic devices.
• Perform cardiac monitoring using 3 Lead ECG.
• Perform blood glucose monitoring.
• Provide basic emergency pre-hospital patient care to the ill and injured prior to and during ambulance transfer.

Life Support & Medical Interventions

• Provide basic life support to victims before transport to hospital.
• Provide CPR and rescue breathing for infants, children, and adults.
• Perform cardiac defibrillation with an automatic external defibrillator.
• Provide care for soft tissue injuries and control bleeding through direct pressure.
• Provide care for suspected fractures.
• Provide spinal motion restriction.
• Immobilize patients using spinal board, cervical collar, and splints.
• Provide ventilation using non-invasive positive pressure delivery device.
• Operate bag valve mask device with reservoir.
• Properly use oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airway devices.
• Open and maintain airway by positioning the patient's head.
• Perform upper airway suctioning.
• Provide care for suspected shock patients.
• Administer activated charcoal, oral glucose, and oxygen.
• Administer medication via intramuscular, intranasal, intravenous, and nebulizer routes.
• Insert intravenous cannula and administer crystalloids.
• Administer Epinephrine Auto Injector for anaphylaxis or automatic injection device.
• Administer aspirin for suspected myocardial infarction.

Patient Monitoring & Transport

• Constantly assess the patient enroute to the emergency facility.
• Administer additional care as indicated or directed by medical control.
• Assist in lifting, carrying, and transporting patients to ambulance and medical facility.
• Reassure patients and bystanders continuously enroute to the emergency facility.
• Avoid mishandling patients and undue haste during transport.
• Calm down the victim's family members.

Equipment & Vehicle Maintenance

• Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment.
• Determine that the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition.
• Maintain operational and functional readiness of ambulance unit and medical equipment to ensure continuum of emergency services.
• Inspect and clean ambulance and equipment.
• Restock all supplies in the ambulance.
• Replace used blankets, linens, and other supplies.
• Replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Clean all equipment following appropriate disinfecting protocols.
• Review and restock all medical equipment to ensure completeness and operational readiness at all times.
• Maintain familiarity with specialized equipment used by service.

Documentation & Communication

• Complete clear and accurate pre-hospital emergency care report from all patient contacts.
• Provide copy of report to senior EMT.
• Transfer information to receiving facility.
• Respond to calls from communications dispatcher using appropriate radio communication skills.
• Work closely with communications officers, field supervisors, emergency department and hospital personnel, police department, fire department, and other individuals to deliver basic emergency and non-emergency medical services to the general public.
• Communicate effectively with emergency response teams and healthcare professionals.

Compliance & Professional Development

• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Follow continuous quality improvement objectives.
• Follow safety, environmental, and infection control standards in the performance of duties.
• Understand the use of body substance isolation.
• Understand basic medical-legal principles.
• Function within only the scope of care as defined by state, region, and local regulatory agencies.
• Comply with regulations on the handling of the deceased.
• Notify authorities and arrange for protection of property and evidence at the scene.
• Attend continuing education and refresher training programs.
• Ensure ambulance readiness, infection control, and patient safety.
• Inspect and clean equipment in consultation and collaboration with field supervisor and in compliance with safety and infection control regulations and standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Valid DOH License or EMT Exam passed in Abu Dhabi.
• Graduate of internationally recognized EMT-Basic course or equivalent with minimum 4 weeks (6 weeks) duration.
• Valid BLS Certification.
• Valid PHTLS Certification.
• At least two years of experience as Emergency Medical Technician.
• Currently licensed in country of origin and with DOH license to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills in English (mandatory).
• Knowledge of Arabic language (desirable but not necessary).
• Proficiency with 3 Lead ECG.
• Proficiency with automatic external defibrillator.
• Proficiency with bag valve mask device.
• Proficiency with non-invasive positive pressure delivery device.
• Proficiency with intravenous cannula insertion.
• Proficiency with blood glucose monitoring.
• Radio communication skills.
• Patient assessment skills.
• Vital signs monitoring.
• Airway management.

Additional Information

• Preference for candidates with UAE driving license.