Emergency Medical Technician ( EMT) - West Campus

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician for its West Campus in Houston. The role involves providing patient care in a fast-paced emergency setting, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring quality care delivery. Applicants must possess an EMT certification and a high school diploma, with experience preferred. Join a dedicated team at one of the leading children's hospitals in Texas.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certification from Texas Department of State Health Services required.
• 1-year experience as an EMT preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with suturing, spinal immobilization, airway procedures.
• Collaborate with Emergency Center staff and licensed personnel.
• Ensure communication with healthcare team members to enhance care.

Skills

Patient Care

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

EMT certification (EMT, EMT-A, EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P or LIC PAR)

Job description

Talent Area: Clinical Support

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: WC Emergency Center

Job ID: 417641

We are searching for an Emergency Medical Technician - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you’ll provide patient care and excellent customer service in the Emergency Center setting. Additionally, you will provide direct care duties under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with suturing, spinal immobilization, obtaining specimens, airway procedures, postmortem care, and transport
• Provides one-to-one observation for psychiatric emergencies, assists with (does not apply) restraints per hospital policy
• Collaborates with Emergency Center staff to ensure efficient patient flow
• Collaborates with multiple licensed personnel and is able to prioritize delegated tasks and workload
• Turns over the exam room for next patient visit, utilizing appropriate infection control procedures
• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members
• Ensures and participates in ongoing communication with other health care team members to enhance the patient’s plan of care
• Supports and maintains established supply levels

Required:

• High school diploma or GED required
• EMT, EMT-A, EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P or LIC PAR certification from the Texas Department of State Health Services required

Preferred:

• 1-year experience as an EMT preferred

About Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.