Emergency Medical Technician
About The Position
The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to serve in the Fire Service at the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The position is intermittent and not to exceed two years, with various hours and days based on the Medical Center’s needs. When not responding to Emergency Response Team calls, the incumbent may provide technical support to Urgent Care of VTS. The EMT assesses patients, identifies the severity of illness or injury and life-threatening problems, prioritizes treatment, and determines whether additional assistance is needed. The role provides basic life support and other protocol-based care, operates emergency transport vehicles and medical equipment, and documents patient care and vehicle use. Duties also include vehicle safety inspections and operator maintenance, and transporting and assisting patients between medical areas.
Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-6, applying knowledge and techniques related to EMT work; experience may include patient assessment and emergency medical care, operating emergency vehicles and medical equipment, and communicating with dispatchers and healthcare providers.
- Alternatively, one full year of graduate education directly related to the work, completed at an accredited college or university, or a qualifying combination of graduate education and experience.
- Possess a valid and current state- or nationally issued EMT license or certification.
- Maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) certification.
- Possess a valid and unrestricted state driver's license.
- Be a U.S. citizen.
- Complete the required application steps and online assessment.
- Undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use if tentatively selected; refusal results in denial of employment.
- Meet Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
- Complete a background/security investigation and online onboarding requirements.
- Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel member.
- Serve a one-year probationary period.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients, determine the severity of illness or injury, identify life-threatening problems, prioritize treatment or procedures, and determine whether additional assistance is needed.
- Triage patients and take and record vital signs as needed.
- Perform physical examinations and obtain patient histories; assess neurological, cardiovascular, circulatory, skeletal, and orthopedic systems, motor and sensory skills, and level of consciousness.
- Provide basic life support at emergency scenes in accordance with medical standards and protocols, including CPR and drug treatments where applicable.
- Perform invasive and non-invasive procedures for patients with life-threatening and non-life-threatening conditions.
- Provide treatment as prescribed by protocol and modify protocols within prescribed limits when necessary.
- Operate emergency vehicles and use emergency and medical equipment, tools, supplies, telephone and radio communications equipment, and systems.
- Select efficient routes to and from sites while considering traffic patterns and health facility locations; follow traffic ordinances and regulations for emergency vehicles.
- Prepare patient and vehicle-use documentation and reports to ensure medical requirements are met.
- Inspect emergency vehicles for safety and perform operator maintenance, including monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filters and interior lights, and checking tire pressure.
- Transport patients to and from medical areas and assist with lifting and carrying them into or out of transport vehicles and into treatment facilities.
- When not responding to Emergency Response Team calls, potentially provide technical support to Urgent Care of VTS.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package; eligibility and specific benefits depend on position type, including whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
