AEMT Part-Time, LifeFlight Campus Response Team

Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated individuals to join their LifeFlight Tiered Response team. This role involves activating patient care protocols and ensuring compliance with safety standards while transporting patients. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in emergency management and critical thinking, thriving in a collaborative environment that values individual contributions. With a commitment to excellence in patient care, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates emergency management and critical thinking in patient care.
• Possesses knowledge of drug interactions and patient stabilization.

Responsibilities

• Activate patient care protocols and maintain compliance with standards.
• Safely transport patients and communicate effectively with teams.

Skills

Emergency Management

Critical Thinking

Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients

Drug Interactions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work, and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

LifeFlight Tiered Response

Job Summary:

Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within his/her full scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and LifeFlight's scope of practice. Maintains compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Safety transport patients utilizing Vanderbilt and Unit specific safety, policy, and procedure and accreditation standards. Maintains equipment per regulatory and compliance standards. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care with team, transport, and handover.

Shift:

2x12 hrs - 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete documentation of transports/patient care performed using Vanderbilt and Unit specific compliance policy.
• Safely transport patients utilizing Vanderbilt and Unit specific safety policy and accreditation standards. Maintains equipment per regulatory and compliance standards.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively to meet patient and team needs.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities:

• Emergency Management (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate emergency management in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Critical Thinking (Novice): Displays clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, and sound evidence in the successful completion of tasks and projects. Demonstrates rational and disciplined thought as manifested in results.
• Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Drug Interactions (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of Drug Interactions in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities:

• Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.

Core Capabilities:

• Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others, Builds and Maintains Relationships, Communicates Effectively
• Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion, Solves Complex Problems, Offers Meaningful Advice and Support
• Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work, Ensures Continuous Improvement, Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements
• Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability, Stewards Organizational Resources, Makes Data Driven Decisions
• Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas, Applies Technology, Adapts to Change

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities: Refer to detailed duties above.

Certifications: LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee, LIC-Emergency Medical Technician Advanced - Licensure-Others

Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: Less than 1 year

Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.