Emergency Medical Technician - Transport/Full Time
About The Position
As a member of the Baptist Hospital Transport Team, the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is responsible for the operation of ambulances and serves as the primary driver/operator for patient transport. This position assists in evaluating patient status and needs, and in determining the priority of transport requests. The EMT performs intra-system and inter-facility transports under the oversight of a Paramedic or Registered Nurse/Respiratory Therapist, based on priority triage. The role involves assessing patients and implementing a plan of care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and under the direction of the transport team physician. Additionally, the EMT is responsible for daily maintenance of the ambulance, including all Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) equipment stored within, maintaining logs, and restocking supplies. Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida. Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, maintaining and enforcing a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Responsibilities
- Operation of ambulances and serves as the primary driver/operator for transport
- Assists in evaluating patient status/needs and determining priority of transport request
- Performs intra-system and inter-facility transports with Paramedic or Registered Nurses/Respiratory Therapists oversight, based on priority triage
- Assesses patients and implementation of plan of care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and under the direction of the transport team physician
- Performs daily maintenance of the ambulance; including all ALS/BLS equipment stored in ambulance, maintaining logs, and restocking supplies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
