Emergency Department EMT Lead

Intermountain Health

5d•$21 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

This position delivers basic and advanced life support to patients efficiently, knowledgeably, and cost-effectively. The role requires accurate documentation and coordination with other healthcare personnel. It also has lead responsibilities, including overseeing and guiding EMTs, ensuring adherence to protocols, and collaborating with the healthcare team to optimize patient care. The EMT Lead coordinates technical patient care activities with the RN Leader and supports quality care in accordance with unit policies and procedures. The role performs clinical and operational duties in the Emergency Department, including obtaining and reporting vital signs, collecting specimens, performing catheterizations, providing wound care, assisting with casts and other devices, performing 12-lead EKGs, and supporting clinicians during procedures. The position also assists with patient admission, transfers, education, discharge instructions, and safe patient movement. The position performs unit secretary duties, maintains patient charts and the assignment board, responds to calls, cleans and cares for equipment, runs patient-care errands, and provides information to the interdisciplinary team. The lead trains and orients new Emergency Room Technicians, helps adjust assignments to department needs, assists with coaching and evaluations, and supports department productivity, unit activities, change processes, staff advocacy, and communication about census, staffing, concerns, and department flow. The role also represents EDT/BHT at team meetings and hospital committees and works with ED Leadership on agendas for ED Tech Quarterly Meetings.

Requirements

Current Basic EMT or Paramedic license in the state of practice.
For EMTs working in an Emergency Department in Colorado, national certification or a state EMT license is acceptable.
Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) Certification for Healthcare Providers upon hire.
IV certification upon hire. In Colorado, EMT-Basics must have state-approved IV certification at hire; IV certification is included in licensure for Paramedics, AEMTs, and EMT-Is. In Montana, EMTs must obtain IV certification within six months of hire.
One year of experience working as an EMT.
One year of experience working in a hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

Ultrasound Guided IV Certification.
Three or more years of experience as an EMT in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Coordinate technical patient care activities with the RN Leader and maintain quality of care in accordance with unit policies and procedures.
Obtain blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and other vital signs; recognize normal ranges and changes and report changes to RNs or physicians.
Collect blood, urine, saliva, and stool specimens for laboratory analysis.
Insert Foley catheters, perform straight catheterizations, provide wound care, and fit patients for casts, hard splints, crutches, and other devices.
Apply and check restraints as directed by an RN or physician.
Perform 12-lead EKGs and provide instruments to doctors and nurses during procedures.
Assist with ER admissions, schedule patient transfers, reinforce patient education, and assist with discharge instructions as provided by the RN.
Assist with safe patient movement using safe patient-handling principles.
Perform unit secretary duties, including maintaining patient charts and the daily assignment board, responding to phone calls, caring for and cleaning equipment, running patient-care errands, and providing accurate information to the interdisciplinary team.
Support staff in problem solving and responding to patient-care, resource-management, physician, risk-management, associate-safety, and hospital-safety situations.
Oversee training and orientation of new Emergency Room Technicians.
Collaborate with SSC and adjust assignments to meet department needs during the shift.
Assist with associate evaluations and coaching.
Support SSC and department management in managing productivity, coordinating unit activities, and facilitating change processes.
Advocate for staff, patients, and department concerns.
Communicate with SCC and other leadership members about census, staffing, potential concerns, and observations on department flow.
Participate in team meetings and hospital committees as the EDT/BHT representative and work with ED Leadership to establish agenda items for ED Tech Quarterly Meetings.