EMT - 36hrs *$5,000 Sign On Bonus

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking an EMT to join the Critical Care Transport Team. You will assist in delivering safe, family-centered care in transit, following hospital and state EMS policies.

The role includes operating the hospital ambulance and coordinating critical care transport activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years EMT experience.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage transport equipment.
• Operate Boston Children’s Hospital ambulance.
• Handle radio critical care transport team requests.
• Coordinate inter-facility transfers from the region.
• Arrange ambulance discharges from BCH.
• Support trauma activations.
• Coordinate transfer of diagnostic images.
• Facilitate telemedicine consults with EDs.
• Rotating 36 hours with days/nights and weekends; eligible for full-time benefits.

Skills

EMT experience

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Position Summary

The Boston Children's Hospital Critical Care Transport Team utilizes Emergency Medical Technicians to work collaboratively with the clinical team and the communication center, delivering safe, efficient, family-centered care to patients requiring critical care in transit. The EMT works within their scope of practice, following all team, hospital, and Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services policies and protocols.

Starting salary $27/hr

Key Responsibilities

• Managing transport equipment.
• Operating the Boston Children’s Hospital ambulance.
• Managing radio critical care transport team telephone requests.
• Manage Emergency Department referrals ("expects") from the region.
• Arranging ambulance discharges from Boston Children’s Hospital.
• Trauma activations.
• Coordinating the transfer of diagnostic images.
• Facilitating telemedicine consults with several hospital emergency departments.
• 36hrs; rotating days/nights and weekends. Eligible for full time benefits.

Education

Minimum Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• A Minimum of 3 years EMT experience required.
• Experience in a 911 system is preferred.
• Good communication skills.
• The ability to work on a team.

Licensure/ Certifications

• Massachusetts Certified Emergency Medical Technician.
• Massachusetts driver’s license/or equivalent.
• This role is eligible for a $5,000.00 sign on bonus (not eligible for internal candidates and not eligible for former BCH employees who worked here in the past 2 years).

The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting. Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.