Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Go Back to List Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Helpdesk or call center software

Tasks
	Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
	Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
	Place patients on stretchers and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
	Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
	Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
	Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
	Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
	Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
	Restrain or shackle violent patients.
	Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.

Skills
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
	Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $34,339.00 $16.50  $14.60  $14.58 - $18.53  Hartford $35,203.00 $16.93  $15.57  $15.97 - $18.53

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   10   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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