Emergency Department Admitting Technician – Frontline Patient Care

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health seeks an Emergency Medical Technician to perform and document direct routine patient care under licensed provider's supervision according to hospital guidelines.

Responsibilities include numerous skills from patient care basics to EKG rhythm recognition, IV insertion, phlebotomy, wound care, AED operation, confidentiality, and English literacy. Must hold a Florida EMT or Paramedic license and BLS.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or Vocational Training required.
• Current Florida EMT license or current Florida Paramedic license.
• BLS from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of patient care and basic human needs within life span.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques
• Knowledge of acute and chronic disease processes
• Knowledge of standard universal precautions
• Basic knowledge of anatomic structure and human body systems
• Ability to recognize obvious job-related emergencies
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to read and write in English
• Recognition of lethal EKG rhythms
• Performance of electrocardiograms
• IV insertion
• Urinary catheter insertion
• Gastric tube insertion
• Phlebotomy
• Basic wound care
• Splinting of musculoskeletal injuries
• Automatic External Defibrillator operation
• Chest compressions
• Eye irrigation

Skills

Patient care basics

Medical terminology

Aseptic techniques

Disease processes knowledge

Universal precautions

Anatomy knowledge

ECG rhythm recognition

Phlebotomy

IV insertion

Wound care

CPR/Chest compressions

AED operation

Eye irrigation

Catheter insertion

Gastric tube insertion

Confidentiality

English reading/writing

Education

High School Diploma or GED or Vocational Training

Job description

Overview

The Emergency Medical Technician performs and documents direct routine patient care under licensed provider's supervision according to hospitals guidelines.
Responsibilities

Necessary Skills:

1. Knowledge of patient care and basic human needs within life span.

2. Knowledge of medical terminology

3. Knowledge of aseptic techniques

4. Knowledge of acute and chronic disease processes

5. Knowledge of standard universal precautions

6. Basic knowledge of anatomic structure and human body systems

7. Ability to recognize obvious job-related emergencies

8. Ability to maintain confidentiality

9. Ability to read and write in English

10. Recognition of lethal EKG rhythms

11. Performance of electrocardiograms

12. IV insertion

13. Urinary catheter insertion

14. Gastric tube insertion

15. Phlebotomy

16. Basic wound care

17. Splinting of musculoskeletal injuries

18. Automatic External Defibrillator operation

19. Chest compressions

20. Eye irrigation

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served:All Age Groups.

Required Education:High School Diploma or GED or Vocational Training

Required Licensure/Certifications:

• Current Florida EMT license -OR- current Florida Paramedic license
• BLS from the American Heart Association

Required Experience:Less than 1 of practical clinical experience.

Preferred Experience:1 or more years previous experience in a health care environment.