Full Time EMT

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Buckner (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health La Grange is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to join our full‑time EMS team. You will provide urgent medical care and transportation for patients, operating in hospital transport and the 911 system in Oldham County.

The role requires EMT‑B certification, a valid Kentucky driver’s license, and BCLS, with PEPP training completed within 6 months of hire. Expect competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• EMT-B certification required through the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Valid Kentucky Driver's License.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency medical care and transportation to patients.
• Operate hospital transport and the 911 services system in Oldham County.
• Maintain professionalism and patient safety in critical situations.

Education

EMT-B certification

BCLS certification

PEPP within 6 months of hire

Job description

Position Overview

Summary Job Description: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Status: Full Time At Baptist Health La Grange, EMS operate both as hospital transport and within the 911 services system of Oldham County. Outstanding equipment, compensation, work environment, and benefits are offered for our positions.

Job 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.

Requirements

• EMT-B certification required through the Kentucky Board of EMS.
• Valid Kentucky Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) within 6 months of hire.

About Baptist Health

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, and 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 nondiscrimination 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.