EMT or AEMT - Full-time, 3 Days per Week, 2nd Shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

PTO Sell Back

Compassionate Leave

Family leave

Bereavement Leave

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking an EMT/AEMT to join the Transport EMS team. The position supports emergency medical care and safe patient transport with thorough assessments, vital signs monitoring, and detailed handovers to receiving teams.

As a full-time role, you will operate EMS vehicles, maintain equipment, document PCRs, and work closely with healthcare colleagues to ensure continuity of care and patient comfort throughout transport.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• EMT-Basic Certification by the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Kentucky EMT-Advanced Certification for AEMT.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider issued by the American Heart Association or ARC.
• Other certifications and specialty training as required by the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough patient assessments to identify injuries, illnesses, or medical emergencies.
• Provide compassionate care and emotional support to patients and families during transport.
• Monitor vital signs and adjust treatment to ensure stability and comfort.
• Safely transport patients to medical facilities using designated EMS vehicles.
• Communicate with receiving medical personnel for detailed handover and history.
• Maintain accurate records of assessments, treatments, and transportation activities.
• Complete patient care reports (PCRs) in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensure EMS equipment and supplies are stocked, maintained, and functional.
• Perform routine EMS vehicle checks to verify readiness and safety.

Skills

Patient assessment

Vital signs monitoring

Compassionate care

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma

EMT-Basic Certification

EMT-Advanced Certification (AEMT)

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Other KY Board certifications

Tools

Ventilators

ECG monitors

EMS equipment

Job description

Summary

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) plays a crucial role in providing emergency medical care and transportation to patients in need. This position requires a high level of professionalism, compassion, and medical expertise to ensure the safety and well-being of patients during critical situations.

Job Description

• Baptist Health is looking for EMT and AEMT to join our Transport EMS team at Baptist Health Lexington!
• Full-time, 36 hours/3 days per week.
• Conduct thorough patient assessments to identify injuries, illnesses, or medical emergencies.
• Provide compassionate care and emotional support to patients and their families during transport to medical facilities.
• Monitor vital signs and adjust treatment interventions as necessary to ensure patient stability and comfort.
• Lifting and moving of patients to and from stretchers, frequently lifting more than 250lbs in a team setting.
• Safely transport patients to medical facilities using designated EMS vehicles.
• Communicate effectively with receiving medical personnel to provide a detailed patient handover and report on the patient's condition, treatment provided, and any pertinent medical history.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records of patient assessments, treatments, and transportation activities.
• Complete patient care reports (PCRs) in a timely manner, documenting all relevant information.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals and agencies to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensure that all EMS equipment and supplies are properly stocked, maintained, and functional at all times.
• Perform routine checks and inspections of EMS vehicles to verify operational readiness and compliance with safety standards.
• Report any equipment malfunctions or vehicle deficiencies to the appropriate personnel.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Certification by the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Kentucky EMT-Advanced Certification for AEMT.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider issued by AHA or ARC.
• Other certifications and specialty training as required by the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Valid driver's license.

Excellent Benefits Package

• 5 days of Paid Time Off available for use upon hire (Full-time)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement plans with company match
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
• Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision and much more!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health's eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health's employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health's physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.