Emergency Services Technician EMT I

UCHealth; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UCHealth in Colorado is seeking personnel to provide emergent/urgent patient care under physician and nursing oversight. The role involves IV access, specimen collection, wound care, ECGs, and telemetry monitoring, with duties including assisting in exams, minor surgeries, and resuscitation.

A fast-paced environment requires critical thinking and decisive judgement. Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required; EMT-B licensure with IV certification or EMT-I licensure.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross with card in-hand before start date; card valid through 60 days after hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical procedures as delegated, including establishing IV access, collecting specimens, wound care, and transporting patients.
• May perform ECGs and vital statistics/telemetry monitoring.
• Assists physicians and nurses with medical procedures, including examinations, minor surgical interventions, orthopedic treatment, and resuscitation.
• Reports abnormal assessment findings or changes in patient conditions to medical/nursing staff.
• Assists with patient flow and keeping rooms clean, stocked, and orderly.
• Operate in fast-paced environment with critical thinking, decisive judgement, and minimal supervision.

Skills

Critical thinking

Education

HS Diploma or GED

EMT-B with IV certification

BLS certification (AHA/ARC)

Job description

Description

Summary: Provides emergent/urgent patient care under the direction of a physician, physician's assistant, and/or registered nurse.

Work Schedule

Full Time Rotating

Responsibilities

Performs technical procedures as delegated, including establishing IV access, collecting specimens, providing wound care, and transporting patients. May perform ECGs and vital statistics/telemetry monitoring.

Assists physicians and nurses with performing medical procedures, including examinations, minor surgical interventions, orthopedic treatment, and resuscitation.

Reports abnormal assessment findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to medical/nursing staff.

Assists with patient flow and keeping patient rooms clean, stocked, and orderly.

Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements

• Minimum Required Education: HS Diploma or GED. Required Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level. Current State Licensure as an EMT-B with IV certification, or EMT-I. Minimum Experience: None required.
• BLS through the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPR card must be good through sixty days of hire. All renewals must be issued by the American Heart Association.

The pay range for this position is: $19.10 - $24.83 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

UCHealth offers a Three Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee’s contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals, and tenure with UCHealth. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October following completion of three years’ employment.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plans to include 403(b) matching
• Paid time off. Start your employment at UCHealth with PTO in your bank
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options
• Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
• Wellness benefits
• 5 year incentive bonus
• Full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance
• Education benefits for employees, including the opportunity to be eligible for 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees. Other programs may also qualify for up to $5,250 pre-paid by UCHealth or in the form of tuition reimbursement each calendar year

Loan Repayment

UCHealth is a qualifying employer for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program!

UCHealth provides employees with free assistance navigating the PSLF program to submit their federal student loans for forgiveness through Savi.

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