Emergency Services Supply Specialist (Hiring Immediately)

This position is with Lifeguard Air Emergency Services and is focused on ambulance fleet management, driving, and managing supplies / equipment. Applicants must be able to pass a DOT physical. This is not a patient care position

Sign-On Bonus Available

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials

Minimum Offer

$ 16.59 / hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 22.95 / hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department : Lifeguard RTP

FTE : 1.00

Full Time

Shift : Days

Position Summary :

Responsible for all aspects and oversight of medical equipment and supplies for the Ground Fleet and aircraft. Duties include maintaining stock of disposable goods, monitoring and ensuring PM or repair of equipment, maintaining Ground Fleet to include service, repairs, stock and end of month checks. Functions as ground ambulance operator on an as needed basis for purpose of transporting patient and medical crew. Ensure adherence to hospital and department policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include; Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric Age Groups.

Detailed responsibilities :

• EQUIPMENT - Manages equipment and storage room operations; supervises receipt, storage and transport of materials maintained in equipment room
• STOCK - Monitors stock par levels of standard and special order supplies; orders and retrieves par supplies from main campus as needed; maintain adequate stock of blood products, ensure compliance with Blood Monitoring program
• SUPPLIES Provides special order assistance with purchase and stocking of special order supplies
• REPAIRS - Equipment repairs and daily inventory checks of spare medical equipment, ensure repair and PM for any medical equipment as needed; maintains annual inventory of all capital equipment
• PARTICIPATE Self identifies and assists with duties necessary to maintain normal operations of the program not available via ancillary support services; participates in program activities such as committees, equipment, supply, and medication acquisition and management, vehicle and equipment maintenance, departmental QA / QI, outreach initiatives, which may include teaching continuing education or certification classes to cohorts
• REPAIRS - Monitor and schedule PM and service needs of ground fleet; ensure any identified deficiencies or repairs are completed to maintain fleet in optimal condition; monitor and complete preventative maintenance for all ground fleet vehicles
• Fleet - Complete daily checks of fleet support vehicles and ground ambulance utilizing vehicle inspection tool for purpose of documenting and cataloging deficiencies
• CLEANING Preforms daily cleaning, wash and wax exterior as needed, perform decontamination procedures as needed for all Ground Fleet vehicles
• EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES - Assist medical crew in completing daily checks of medical equipment and supplies in all air and ground ambulances; assist with restock as needed
• TRANSPORT Operate ground ambulance for patient transport; comply with all Department of Transportation and New Mexico Emergency Medical Services regulations for operating a ground ambulance; operate program fleet support vehicles
• REGULATIONS - Operate within State of New Mexico EMS Bureau's regulations for Ambulance services, to include but not limited to identification of appropriate level of response and transport of patients, radio communications, use of navigational systems, weather radar, Pre-Hospital scene operations and scene safety, inter-department operations for multi-agency response, incident command
• SAFETY - Understand and operate safely within Medical Transport environment, including working within Ground ambulance vehicles; contribute to a safe working environment for all team members and patients
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report / correct environmental conditions and / or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and / or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may not seem right

Qualifications

Education : Essential :

Experience : Essential :

1 year directly related experience

Nonessential :

Bilingual English, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo

2 years directly related experience

Credentials : Essential :

Nonessential :

Physical Conditions :

Very Heavy Work : Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and / or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and / or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work.

Working conditions : Essential :

Department : Clinical Nursing Support