Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

State of Utah; Utah; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Utah is seeking a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for the Division of Correctional Health Services. The role requires administering medications, responding to emergencies, and performing patient assessments. EMTs will work 12-hour shifts and must manage risks associated with healthcare in a correctional facility.

Qualifications

• Ability to work well with medical staff, officers, and incarcerated individuals.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications consistent with CHS policies.
• Responds to emergencies and provides emergency medical care.
• Performs physical assessments of patients.

Skills

Emergency Medical Technician

Ability to work with medical staff

Education

EMT certificate

Job description

Emergency Medical Technician

Are you an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with the ability to work effectively with medical staff, officers, and individuals who are incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility? The Division of Correctional Health Services is seeking to hire a certified Emergency Medical Technician.

Job Responsibilities:

• Administers medications consistent with CHS policies and procedures.
• Responds to emergencies and provides emergency medical care.
• Performs physical assessments of patients, referring those requiring further evaluation or treatment to a registered nurse, physician, or other healthcare professional.
• Maintains emergency kits, checks for missing or outdated supplies, and restocks them as necessary; restocks medical equipment and replenishes first-aid supplies in treatment areas. Treatments include diabetic care, obtaining vital signs, EKGs, blood draws, wound care, and dressing changes.
• Receives information from referents to determine priority and assess clients' needs for services.
• Ensures an adequate supply of materials is available.
• Prepares and/or processes documents, reviews for accuracy and completeness, updates information, and evaluates against policies.
• Orders, receives, inspects, and stores equipment, merchandise, commodities, materials, and supplies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate required.
• The ability to work well with medical staff, officers, and incarcerated individuals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as an EMT.

Schedule:

• Positions available for day and night shifts.
• EMTs work 12-hour shifts, with 7 shifts within 2 weeks, including rotating holidays and weekends.
• Schedules are predictable and follow a set pattern.

The Agency:

The Division of Correctional Health Services aims to improve the lives of staff and incarcerated individuals and promote public safety by providing safe and effective healthcare. To learn more about the agency, please click HERE.

• Work involves risks requiring safety precautions, such as working around operating machines, contagious diseases, or hazardous chemicals.
• Work requires physical exertion, including standing, walking over rough surfaces, bending, crouching, stretching, reaching, and lifting moderately heavy items (up to 50 lbs.) for long periods.