EMT Event Staff PRN

Intermountain Health; Murray (KY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Health in Murray, Utah seeks an Emergency Medical Technician to respond rapidly to calls, assess patients, and provide basic life support. You will stabilize patients at the scene and during transport, operate ambulances, and coordinate with other emergency services and hospital teams.

Minimum qualifications include EMT Basic, BLS for Healthcare Providers, and a valid driver’s license, with licensure accomplished within 120 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of EMT Basic Course.
• Must obtain EMT license in state of operation within 120 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.
• Current valid driver license in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency and non-emergency calls quickly and efficiently.
• Assesses patients’ conditions to determine injuries or illness.
• Provides basic life support and CPR and other basic life support measures.
• Stabilizes patients at scene and during transport.
• Safely transports patients to hospitals or other medical facilities.
• Operates ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
• Communicates and coordinates with other emergency services as well as family members or staff.
• Maintains equipment and ensures it is in good working order and properly stocked.
• Accurately documents the care provided and the patient’s condition.
• Participates in ongoing training and professional development to stay current with medical protocols and procedures.

Skills

Patient Care

Medication Knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Safe Handling

Documentation

Regulatory Compliance

Accountability

Professional Etiquette

CHEMS

Healthcare Navigators

Transitional Care

Vaccinations

Medication Inventories

Resource Coordination

Medical Therapeutics

Education

EMT Basic Course

EMT License (state)

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Driver's License

Job description

Job Description:

The Emergency Medical Technician demonstrates critical thinking capabilities in working autonomously and in collaboration with other health care providers in the delivery of care to critically ill patients in diverse and non-traditional settings.

Essential Functions

• Quickly and efficiently responds to emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Assesses patients’ conditions to determine the nature and extent of their injuries or illnesses.
• Provides basic life support and administers first aid, CPR, and other basic life support measures.
• Stabilizes patients at the scene of an emergency and during transport to medical facilities.
• Safely transports patients to hospitals or other medical facilities.
• Operates emergency vehicles. Drives ambulances and other emergency vehicles safely and responsibly.
• Communicates and coordinates with other emergency services as well as family members or staff.
• Maintains equipment and ensures it is in good working order and properly stocked.
• Accurately documents the care provided and the patient’s condition.
• Participates in ongoing training and professional development to stay current with medical protocols and procedures.
• Idaho Base: Community Health Emergency Services (CHEMS): Provides continued or follow-up care that can prevent unnecessary readmissions, or 911 calls from those patients within the community.

Skills

• Patient Care
• Medication Knowledge
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Safe Patient Handling
• Documentation
• Regulatory Compliance
• Accountability
• Professional Etiquette
• CHEMS
• Acting as healthcare navigators for patients
• Transitional care for patients after they are discharged from a hospital stay
• Vaccinations
• Medication inventories
• Resource coordination
• Basic medical therapeutics

Minimum Qualifications

• Successful completion of EMT Basic Course
• Must obtain EMT license in state of operation within 120 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
• Current valid driver license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications

• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
• EMT National Registry Certification
• Attendance License (Before start of employment)

Physical Requirements

• All EMS medical crew members may be subject to certain work conditions while functioning in the full capacity of their position. These work conditions include, but are not limited to: performance of essential job responsibilities in a moving, ground ambulance, hospital as well as the potential to do so in an outdoor environment (inclement weather, extremes of temperature, accident scenes, steep terrain, back country, etc.), exposure to noise, vibration, and dehydrating environment of a ground ambulance, exposure to patients with known or unknown infectious disease in an enclosed space.
• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Valley Center Tower

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$18.94 - $24.62

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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