Basic E.M.T - PRN

Crisp Regional Hospital; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Cordele, Georgia is seeking an EMT to operate emergency services, assess medical conditions, provide treatment, and maintain emergency vehicles. The ideal candidate will possess an EMT certification and demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to stabilize patients in emergency situations. This position requires documentation of patient information and the ability to work as part of a team with physicians and nurses in the Emergency Department.

Qualifications

• Must have EMT certification and training in emergency response.
• Knowledge of emergency scene assessment and patient stabilization.
• Ability to maintain effective communication with emergency personnel.

Responsibilities

• Operate emergency services and comply with local laws.
• Maintain emergency vehicles and ensure they are stocked.
• Respond to requests from emergency services and communicate vital stats.
• Assess medical conditions and provide necessary treatment.
• Document patient information for medical records.

Skills

Basic first aid and treatment

Emergency scene assessment

Communication skills

Patient stabilization

Basic sterile techniques

Education

EMT certification

Job description

EMS-CRISP
202-A Hospital Drive
Cordele, GA 31015, USA

• Operates emergency services in response to requests for emergency service within the designed coverage area and comply with all states and local laws governing the operation of emergency vehicles.
• Ensures that the emergency vehicles are clean, organized, properly maintained, and appropriately stocked with medical supplies necessary to respond to emergency situations.
• Responds to requests from emergency services and establishes and maintains two-way communication with Emergency Service personnel in route to the emergency scene and returning to the Emergency Department, communicating to department staff estimated arrival times and patient vital statistics.
• Assess the emergency scene once on site and evaluate and stabilize ill or injured patients within the scope of parameters established by state law.
• Performs emergency vehicle extractions and disentanglement as needed.
• Assess the patients’ medical condition, obtain a medical history, and communicate that assessment and history to the medical control physician ensuring the understanding of the medical event.
• Provides basic first aid and treatment take and records patient vital signs, oxygen levels, and other pertinent medical data and information.
• Documents of medical history, vital signs, other pertinent information and assessment findings on appropriate form for inclusion in the patients’ medical record.
• Applies basic sterile and isolation techniques in the treatment of patients and administers IV therapy based on patient condition and as directed by medical control physician.
• Administers drugs and medications consistent with the EMT certification.
• Loads patient into the emergency vehicle once stabilized and transport to the Emergency Department and provides emergency care and treatment while in transit under the direction of a physician.
• Assists in the transportation of patients into and out of the Emergency Department and between various departments in the hospital.
• Assists Emergency Department physicians and nurses as requested in the treatment of patients.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of emergency equipment used in the care of patients.
• Assist in training new technicians.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

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