AEMT — Advanced Emergency Medical Tech (Night Shift)

1031 Lehigh Valley Health Network EMS; Gilbert (PA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network EMS in Pennsylvania is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician-B to provide immediate medical care to victims of accidents and illnesses. The role includes pre-hospital and intra-hospital life support until handoff to a receiving facility.

The position requires an EMT-B with strong assessment, documentation, and infection control skills, plus ability to work in a two-person ambulance crew and follow dispatcher instructions.

Qualifications

• 2 years Pre-hospital EMT-B Experience.
• Ability to assess needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
• Demonstrates age-specific competencies in care of all age groups.
• Knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
• Must be able to apply advance knowledge and training, developing and executing a plan of care, and rapidly intervene in life-saving procedures.
• BLS - Basic Life Support
• AHA - American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

Responsibilities

• Represents the ambulance service while on duty at public service functions and provides ambulance stand by services when necessary.
• Documents full assessment and treatments in patient care charting software.
• Cares for patients in psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crisis by providing medical, traumatic, and therapeutic services.
• Serves as a member of a two-member ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Operates equipment such as bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, and electrocardiograms for intermediate advanced life support applications.
• Assesses the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed such as stabilization, immobilization, lifting, and moving of victims from scene.
• Responds to instructions from a dispatcher and drives and operates specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe and controlled speed.
• Administers drugs via injection, intravenous procedures, or oral administration under the direction of a physician.
• Communicates with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facility to obtain instructions regarding treatment.
• Cleans and decontaminates ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease and reports infectious disease to relevant authorities.

Skills

EMT-B Experience

Patient assessment

Documentation

Infection control

Life-saving procedures

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network EMS in Pennsylvania is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician-B to provide immediate medical care to victims of accidents and illnesses. The role includes pre-hospital and intra-hospital life support until handoff to a receiving facility.

The position requires an EMT-B with strong assessment, documentation, and infection control skills, plus ability to work in a two-person ambulance crew and follow dispatcher instructions.