Duties and Responsibilities

• Working in an Intermediate Life Support unit as an emergency care provider or an ambulance operator (driver);
• Assessing, history taking, diagnosing, planning, implementing emergency medical care interventions and reassessing patient outcomes;
• Administration of authorized medication;
• Initiating basic intravenous therapies, providing autonomous Basic Life Support interventions and supervised Advanced Cardiac Life Support interventions;
• Maintaining the Patient Care Reports and keeping patient records;
• Identifying, managing and referring emergency medical care cases;
• Referring patients, experts and specimen to appropriate facilities.

Required Qualifications

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Emergency Medical Services,
• Emergency Medical Technology; or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized training institution OR a valid certificate in Emergency Medical
• Technician – Advanced Course or Emergency Medical Services Instructor Course from the Kenya Red Cross Society or the Kenya Council of Emergency Medical Technicians;
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C, with at least a C+ (plus) in Biology or Chemistry and a D in English or Kiswahili; or its equivalent qualification OR a Valid Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Certificate;
• A valid class BCE driver’s license with Public Service Vehicle authorization; or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized training institution;
• A valid practicing license from a recognized licensing institution