Occupation: Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
Reported Job Titles
(10)
- Ambulance Attendant
- Ambulance Driver
- Chair Car Driver
- CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver)
- Driver
- Driver Medic
- Emergency Care Attendant (ECA)
- EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver)
- First Responder
- Medical Van Driver (Medi-Van Driver)
Work Values
| Work Value | Score |
|---|---|
| Achievement | 3 |
| Working Conditions | 3.17 |
| Recognition | 3 |
| Relationships | 5.67 |
| Support | 5 |
| Independence | 3.33 |
Core Tasks
(11)
- Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
- Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
- Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.
- Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
- Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
- Restrain or shackle violent patients.