Ambulance Attendant

Willis Knighton Health; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

WK Medical Center in Shreveport, LA seeks a National Registry EMT - Basic to transport patients via the Willis Knighton Ambulance service. You will work with the transport team and interact with physicians, nurses, and referral agencies, maintaining professionalism and representing Willis Knighton positively.

Requirements include current National and State Registry EMT-Basic, at least one year EMT experience, and BCLS certification with ability to lift and transport patients under various

Qualifications

• Must hold National Registry EMT-Basic and State Registry EMT-Basic.
• Minimum of one year basic EMT experience.
• Current BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support).
• Experience with lifting and transporting patients.

Responsibilities

• Attend patients transported by Willis Knighton Ambulance service and cooperate with other transport team members.
• Demonstrate good public relations skills with physicians, nurses, hospitals, and referral agencies.
• Maintain professional behavior and represent Willis Knighton positively.

Skills

EMT-Basic

Public relations

Lifting & transferring patients

Education

National Registry EMT-Basic

State Registry EMT-Basic

Job description

WK Medical Center

• Ambulance-Transport
• Ambulance-Transport

Shreveport, LA

Allied Health

Temporary, Day, 12 hour days

A National Registry EMT - Basic who attends patients transported by the Willis Knighton Ambulance service. Works cooperatively with other transport team members, and demonstrates good public relations skills in dealing with physicians, nurses, hospitals, and referral agencies. Maintains professional behavior and represents Willis Knighton in a positive manner.

Qualifications

• Collaborates daily with medical staff and agencies both inside and outside the hospital to coordinate the safe and effective transport of patients.
• Interacts closely with patients, families, and hospital staff.
• Current National and State Registry at EMT-Basic level.
• Minimum of one year basic EMT experience.
• Current BCLS.
• Heavy lifting and transporting of patients.
• Frequent exposure to contagious entities.
• Environmental hazards.
• Potential hazards of riding in an ambulance.
• Exposure to all extremes of weather conditions.