Emergency Medical Technician Mobile Medicine

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

20h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position for an Emergency Medical Technician with Atrium Health Mobile Medicine - Mobile Integrated Health. The role involves providing quality patient care and education in accordance with policies and state regulations, maintaining vehicles in a mission-ready status, and ensuring accurate and legible documentation of patient care. The EMT will also assist with public relations and marketing activities as needed and must follow safety guidelines and procedures, including wearing seat belts and driving in accordance with Advocate Health policy and local/state regulations. Flexibility with vehicle assignments is expected, as assignments are subject to change based on department needs.

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED required.
• Current applicable state EMT certification required.
• BCLS required.
• Current driver's license (prefer applicable state/SC) with no more than 6 points on license required.
• Must have had driver's license for a minimum of 2 years.
• Advocate Health approved driving course to be completed within the first week of hire and maintained throughout employment required.
• Annual completion of safety briefings and annual survival training required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and qualify as insurable by Advocate Health insurance carrier requirements for driving MedCenter Air vehicles.
• Must have an operational smartphone for use as communication device related to MedCenter air operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
• Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
• Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes.
• Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization.
• Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.
• Operate medium to heavy duty truck with automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes.
• Generators, secondary heat and air-condition units, other vehicle systems, isolettes and stretchers.
• Non-invasive monitors, AED, oxygen and medical air delivery devices, suction units and other related medical equipment necessary to perform required functions.
• All related office equipment and supplies.

Nice To Haves

• SC EMT-B and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certifications preferred at time of hire; SC EMT-B and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician required within 90 days of hire and required to be maintained throughout employment.
• Approved trauma certification required within 6 months of employment and required to be maintained throughout employment.
• One-year active field pre-hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes skills check in a timely manner with accuracy.
• Maintains clean environment to include base and maintaining vehicles in a mission ready status.
• Accountable to check and verify established minimum transport vehicle supply levels, restock and clean at the beginning of the shift and as needed throughout the shift.
• Provides accurate and legible documentation of patient care with attention to detail that accurately reflects assessment and interventions.
• Ensures that chart is placed in patient's medical record in a timely manner.
• Provides quality patient care and education in accordance with policies and state regulations as approved by Medical Director and professional standards of care.
• Follows guidelines and procedures independently when Medical Control is not available via radio or direct consultation.
• Assists with other activities which includes but not limited to public relations and marketing activities when needed.
• Follows safety guidelines and procedures; ensures seat belts are worn by crew and passengers.
• Follows vehicle assignments as needed/directed by department.
• Maintain flexibility with vehicle assignments including the understanding that vehicle assignments are subject to change from a posted schedule based upon the needs of the department.
• Drive in accordance with Advocate Health policy as well as local and state regulations.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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