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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

SOC 53-3011.00

Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.

Zone 2 Transportation and Material Moving

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Critical Thinking

3.5

Service Orientation

3.5

Active Listening

3.4

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Speaking

3.1

Active Learning

3.1

Social Perceptiveness

3.1

Monitoring

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.0

English Language

3.9

Public Safety and Security

3.7

Administration and Management

3.4

Law and Government

3.3

Transportation

3.2

Education and Training

3.2

Medicine and Dentistry

3.1

Key Tasks

1Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.

2Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.

3Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.

4Place patients on stretchers and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.

5Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.

Also Known As

Ambulance Attendant Ambulance Driver Ambulance Operations Supervisor Certified Emergency Vehicle Technician (CEV Technician) Chair Car Driver Class B Driver CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver) Driver Driver Medic Emergency Care Attendant (ECA)