Emergency Medical Technician

Summary

About the Position: The Emergency Medical Technician position is located with Brooke Army Medical Center, located in San Antonio, TX. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Assist on Trauma/Resuscitation teams as either a recorder or right/left side medic. Manage airway obstructions and respiratory arrest using maneuvers and adjuncts such as nasopharyngeal airways, oropharyngeal airways, suction, or bag valve masks.
• Treat soft tissue wounds, applies bandages, performs wound irrigation, and assist with skin closures. Obtain blook, blood cultures, urine, and other specimens via phlebotomy, peripherial IV insertion, and urinary catheterization.
• Perform necessary tests including vial signs, EKG’s, spirometry, blood glucose and vision tests. Provide routine medical care and perform delegated clinical procedures under supervision of licensed providers.
• Screen adult and pediatric patients to obtain and review medical histories and update medical records. Recognize, stabilize, and treat a wide variety of medical emergencies.

Required Documents

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
• As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
• Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer’s name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what’s in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume. 2.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.