EMT-Ambulance - Emergency Services

Baxter Health; Mountain Home (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baxter Health is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to assist Paramedics with immediate care and patient stabilization across emergency and non-emergency scenarios.

Responsibilities include basic life support, documentation, and ambulance operation, with a $1,500 sign-on bonus and mandatory Arkansas EMT licensure and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Successful EMT program completion.
• Experience: Prior experience preferred but not required; willingness to train motivated individuals.
• Licensure/Certification: Arkansas EMT license in good standing; CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist Paramedics with basic medical care (CPR, AED, ventilation) to stabilize patients.
• Document all aspects of care under EMS direction.
• Operate ambulance and transport patients under varying conditions.

Skills

CPR/AED

Communication

Customer service

Multitasking

Decision making

Reading/writing reports

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

EMT program completion

Tools

Lifeline computer console

Ambulance cot

ALS equipment

Radio communications

Job description

$1,500 Sign On Bonus! Conditions may apply.

SUMMARY:

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) assists Paramedics with providing efficient and immediate care to patients in various emergency and non-emergency situations. Responsible for providing basic medical support including CPR, AED, ventilation, controlling hemorrhaging, etc. to stabilize the patient’s condition The EMT is responsible for documenting all aspects of care provided under their direction by EMS services. Operates the ambulance in various weather and road conditions to safely transport patients to medical facilities.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Successful completion of accredited EMT program.

Experience: Previous experience preferred but not required; willing to train individual with desire and initiative to learn.

Licensure/Certification: Current Arkansas EMT license in good standing. American Heart Association CPR Certification.

Must possess valid Class D driver’s license with satisfactory driving record that meets the hospital’s insurance carrier requirements for hospital vehicle operation.

Other:

• Required to operate and drive hospital ambulance vehicles throughout scheduled work shift.
• Must be at least 19 years of age or older to support coverage under hospital driving policies for insurance purposes and will maintain.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Excellent oral and written communication and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to make effective decisions at all times, especially during high stress situations.
• Ability to read and interpret all required documents and write/document required reports and correspondence.
• Working knowledge of computer and ambulance equipment, to include, but not limited to, radio, communications, Lifeline computer console, ambulance cot, all Basic Life Support equipment, and use of ALS equipment.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other employees, providers, and medical agencies to provide the highest level of patient care.
• Knowledge of the BRMC EMS service area, including street system, geographical layout of all surrounding service areas, and ability to read a map and give/receive directions as needed.
• Knowledge of Basic Life Support Theory and skills as it relates to the clinical area.
• Knowledge of Theory and Practice of EMS operations and familiar with standard protocols.

Safety Sensitive Designation:

This position is deemed safety sensitive in accordance with Arkansas Act 593 governing Medical Marijuana.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak and hear continuously and have the ability to effectively communicate with patients, family, co-workers, ancillary staff, visitors, and physicians to solve problems; and to make decisions independently in many types of encounters. Must have the ability to frequently stand and walk and move about freely; frequently required to bend, twist, stoop, squat, kneel and crouch during each regularly scheduled shift. EMT functions as a specialist in Basic Life Support skills in a professional manner with other emergency responders. Must function in adverse and/or stressful situations at any given time. Must be able to operate emergency vehicles safely at all times, following all traffic rules. Must often provide psychological support for peers, patient families, and bystanders. Must maintain a calm, professional demeanor throughout all non-emergent and emergent situations, and public assist. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with patients, family, co-workers, ancillary staff, visitors, physicians, students, bystanders, fire, rescue, police; to solve problems; and to make decisions independently in many types of encounters. Able to push/pull stretcher with equipment and patient during the normal course of each regular shift. (Note: stretcher weight of 40-50 pounds, equipment up to 20-30 pounds, patient on average of 150-180 pounds.) Must be able to move patient from floor to stretcher, bed to stretcher, stretcher to hospital bed; lift stretcher, equipment and patients frequently in excess of 180 pounds during scheduled shift. (Note: depending on circumstances, must be able to lift equally well either the head of stretcher or foot end of stretcher.) Requires ability to ascend/descend stairs, ability to hike in rugged terrain, climb steep embankments, enter close, confined spaces, crouching/crawling, gripping/grasping, occasionally during emergency and non-emergency encounters. Requires entering private homes and adapting to individual environmental conditions. Must be able to respond; evacuate patient/scene, assess patient and implement care on one or more patients on every ambulance call. Requires a keen sense of hearing and visual acuity while driving ambulance and monitoring patients and conditions.

Required to administer care which could include initiation of CPR, and continuation of CPR for extended amounts of time and/or CPR in uncontrolled environmental setting; auto extrication utilizing 30 pounds or more of equipment. Must be mentally and emotionally able to handle excessive stress which may be defined by: emergency response in ambulance using lights/sirens, responding and maintaining vehicle speed that would permit a controlled, safe environment for crew and all traffic throughout response. Required to practice safe PPE to limit exposure to hazardous substances, blood and bodily fluids, and chemicals.