Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) - Harris Regional

Lifepoint Health • Sylva, NC

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About The Position

Working as a team, respond, treat, and react quickly and calmly to emergency and
non-emergency situations in order to provide efficient and immediate, advanced
and basic life support, care to the ill and injured. Ensure that during a shift
that the assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to
a single or multiple patient incidents. Ensure that during a shift that the
assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to single
or multiple patient incidents. Be responsible for schedules and coverage in the
event that other personal is not available to cover a shift. Shift work requires
a mixture of day, night, twenty-four hour and on call coverage to ensure
adequate coverage for the service.

The duties described herein are minimum standards and may be modified to meet
the changing needs of Harris Health System at any time.

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.
• Current North Carolina Advanced EMT certification
• AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI CPR
• To accomplish task an employee is required to twist, bend, walk, run, kneel, and lift.
• employees should be able to lift 100 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree or higher is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performing job functions utilizing the principles of “Standard Work” is an integral part of this position.
• Standardization of work promotes quality through simplicity and consistency therefore it is Harris’s expectation that employees are committed to learning, and to following, Standard Work.
• Participation in improvement teams and following established channels for process improvement ideas is a requirement in all positions at Harris Health System.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED