Paramedics
Critical Care Paramedic, Firefighter Paramedic, First Responder, Flight Paramedic
What they do:
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
On the job, you would:
- Perform emergency cardiac care, such as cardioversion and manual defibrillation.
- Perform emergency invasive intervention before delivering patient to an acute care facility.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Business
- customer service
Skills
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Self-Confidence
- Adaptability
- Perseverance
- Empathy
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software Hot Technology
- MEDITECH software Hot Technology
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology
Information retrieval or search software
- Epocrates
- TechOnSoftware HazMatCE Pro
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 4)
certificate after high school or
associate's degree or other 2-year degree
usually needed
associate's degree or other 2-year degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Explore More
- Acute Care Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Registered Nurses
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about Paramedics.