Transport EMT: Rapid Care & Dispatch Specialist

TCH Medical Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transport EMT at TCH Medical Center will operate in a dual role as an EMT transport team member and as a communication specialist in the Transport Center. You will perform routine and specialized patient care under RN/RRT supervision, in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include applying policies and protocols, documenting vital signs, and ensuring timely response to campus emergencies. EVOC/BLS and Texas EMT licenses are required, with dispatch skills preferred.

Qualifications

• EVOC certification required.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association) required.
• Texas DSHS EMT licenses required (EMT/EMT-B/EMT-I/EMT-A/EMT-P/Paramedic).
• Dispatch skills highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care through policies, protocols and guidelines delegated by the RN or RRT within the EMT scope of practice.
• Provides high quality patient care and customer service.
• Obtain and document vital signs and physiological values using monitors; respond to alarms and notify the RN of abnormal findings.
• Maintains HIPAA privacy and confidentiality.
• Ensures timely response to campus emergencies by rapid deployment of the code response team in the Transport Center.

Skills

Dispatch skills

Customer service

Education

EVOC certification

BLS certification

EMT Texas license

EMT-B Texas license

EMT-I Texas license

EMT-A Texas license

EMT-P Texas license

Paramedic license (Texas)

Job description

The Transport EMT at TCH Medical Center will operate in a dual role as an EMT transport team member and as a communication specialist in the Transport Center. You will perform routine and specialized patient care under RN/RRT supervision, in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include applying policies and protocols, documenting vital signs, and ensuring timely response to campus emergencies. EVOC/BLS and Texas EMT licenses are required, with dispatch skills preferred.