LifeLine EMT

Indiana University Health; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Health in Lafayette, IN is seeking a full-time Emergency Medical Technician to respond to emergencies in an ambulance setting and transport patients to hospital.

Responsibilities include performing basic life support, CPR, AED, splinting, and other life-sustaining procedures as required by unit policy; a valid driver’s license and Indiana EMT certification or national certification is required, with ability to obtain Indiana license within 30 days.

Qualifications

• Currently certified as an Emergency Medical Technician by Indiana DHS or nationally certified and able to obtain Indiana EMT within 30 days of start.
• Basic Life Support certification (BLS) required.
• Driver's license may be required and MVR may be checked.

Responsibilities

• Responds in an emergency medical vehicle to scenes of reported emergencies, nonemergencies and interhospital transports.
• Provides immediate basic life support care at the scene and enroute to hospital.
• Performs non-invasive procedures and BLS functions (CPR, AED, splinting).
• Performs specialized life-sustaining procedures in hospital-based advanced care ambulance service.

Skills

EMT certification

CPR

AED use

Driver's license

Education

Indiana EMT Certification

National EMT Certification

Job description

Full Time, (3-12 hour scheduled shifts), Lafayette, IN

Responds in an emergency medical vehicle to the scene of reported emergencies, nonemergencies and interhospital transports. Provides efficient and immediate basic life support care to the patient at the scene and enroute to and in the hospital. Performs non-invasive procedures and basic life support functions such as, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillation (AED), and bone splinting. Performs specialized life sustaining procedures in a hospital-based advanced care ambulance service. Responsible for providing immediate emergency care and transport of the critically ill or injured.

A valid driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record report may be required for this role. Consideration of employment for this role may be contingent upon the results of the Motor Vehicle Record report.

Indiana Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician issued by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security required, or must be nationally certified and able to obtain the Indiana EMT Certification within 30 days of start of employment.

• Basic Life Support certification through the America Heart Association required.
• Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Requires Indiana State drivers license.

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