Emergency Medical Technician

East Houston Medical Center; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

East Houston Medical Center in Baytown, Texas is seeking Emergency Medical Technicians to support emergency response, patient movement, clinical readiness, and operational flow. EMTs play a key role in helping the facility respond quickly and safely to patient needs.

The EMT works with nurses, providers, respiratory therapy, security, and other departments through hands-on assistance, transport support, basic life support readiness, and department coordination in a fast-paced hospital

Qualifications

• Current EMT certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Hospital, EMS, emergency department, or patient transport experience preferred.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and safely assist with patient movement.
• Strong teamwork, reliability, communication, and situational awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient intake, vital signs, basic clinical support, and patient movement within EMT scope.
• Respond to emergency situations, codes, rapid responses, and requests for immediate assistance.
• Support safe transport of patients between departments, rooms, imaging, procedures, and discharge areas.
• Maintain readiness of stretchers, wheelchairs, emergency equipment, transport equipment, and assigned work areas.
• Communicate patient concerns, safety risks, or condition changes to licensed clinical staff.
• Assist with room turnover, supply restocking, specimen transport, and emergency department throughput as assigned.
• Follow infection prevention, patient identification, lifting, and safety procedures.
• Document assigned tasks and maintain professional communication with patients, families, and staff.

Skills

EMT certification

BLS certification

Teamwork

Communication

Situational awareness

Patient transport experience

Job description

East Houston Medical Center | Full time; Part time

Baytown, United States

It’s notjust treatment; it’s care thoughtfully delivered!

From the moment patients arrive, they are guided with compassion,clarity, and clinical excellence at every stage of their journey.Our teams work collaboratively to ensure timely access to care,seamless coordination, and ongoing support well beyond discharge.

With modern patient rooms, an in-house pharmacy, and hands-onexecutive leadership, our hospital is dedicated to deliveringhealthcare where dignity, precision, and people always come first.

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Job Description

East Houston Medical Center – Baytown, Texas

East Houston Medical Center’s Baytown facility is seeking Emergency Medical Technicians to support emergency response, patient movement, clinical readiness, and operational flow. EMTs play a key role in helping the facility respond quickly and safely to patient needs.

About the Role

This role supports nurses, providers, respiratory therapy, security, and ancillary departments through hands‑on assistance, transport support, basic life support readiness, and department coordination. The ideal EMT is alert, dependable, physically capable, and comfortable in a busy healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with patient intake, vital signs, basic clinical support, and patient movement within EMT scope.
• Respond to emergency situations, codes, rapid responses, and requests for immediate assistance.
• Support safe transport of patients between departments, rooms, imaging, procedures, and discharge areas.
• Maintain readiness of stretchers, wheelchairs, emergency equipment, transport equipment, and assigned work areas.
• Communicate patient concerns, safety risks, or condition changes to licensed clinical staff.
• Assist with room turnover, supply restocking, specimen transport, and emergency department throughput as assigned.
• Follow infection prevention, patient identification, lifting, and safety procedures.
• Document assigned tasks and maintain professional communication with patients, families, and staff.

Scheduling and Availability

Full-time and part-time schedules may include days, nights, weekends, holidays, and variable shifts based on facility coverage needs.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Current EMT certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Hospital, EMS, emergency department, or patient transport experience preferred.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and safely assist with patient movement.
• Strong teamwork, reliability, communication, and situational awareness.