Field EMT: Immediate Life-Saving Care

Lifepoint Health®; Ottumwa (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifepoint Health serves Ottumwa, IA, and is seeking an EMT-B to respond to emergency calls and provide patient care as directed. The EMT will stabilize patients, monitor vital signs, and coordinate care from the scene to the receiving hospital.

Requirements include an EMT-B license and BLS certification, with a high school diploma or equivalent required and some college coursework preferred. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment and requires strong critical thinking and decisive

Qualifications

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Safely navigates ambulance to patient's location.
• Provides stabilization of scene and requests additional assistance as necessary.
• Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources. Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility.
• Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives from supervising Physician or Registered Nurse.
• Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Minimal supervision

Stress management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Two years of college preferred

Graduate of a Program in Discipline Required

Job description

Lifepoint Health serves Ottumwa, IA, and is seeking an EMT-B to respond to emergency calls and provide patient care as directed. The EMT will stabilize patients, monitor vital signs, and coordinate care from the scene to the receiving hospital.

Requirements include an EMT-B license and BLS certification, with a high school diploma or equivalent required and some college coursework preferred. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment and requires strong critical thinking and decisive