EMT/Basic Life Support

Fairview Health Services•St. Paul, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

M Health Fairview is seeking an EMT/Basic Life Support to join its Emergency Medical Services department on the east side of St. Paul, Minnesota. The role provides Basic Life Support transport care during inter-facility transfers and 911 calls, with ongoing training to support Advanced Life Support care. The department serves the community through more than 60,000 calls annually and uses innovative equipment. Its ambulance teams include experienced paramedics and EMTs. This is a 1.0 FTE position, equivalent to 80 hours every two weeks, in a union environment. The schedule rotates across days, evenings, and nights and includes weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR).
Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) certification from the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board.
Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
Valid driver's license and a driving record that meets M Health Fairview EMS insurability requirements.

Responsibilities

Maintain knowledge of and comply with relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards.
Participate in developing and implementing improvements to clinical, satisfaction, and efficiency outcomes.
Document information in the EHR or other electronic systems in accordance with program standards and department policies and procedures.
Transfer patient care safely and efficiently to other care providers in appropriate settings, such as long-term care facilities and hospitals.
Adjust care and service approaches to reflect the developmental level and cultural differences of the population served.
Partner with patients and caregivers in care and decision-making, communicate respectfully, and help ensure a safe and secure environment.
Individualize plans of care to meet patient needs and modify clinical interventions based on the population served.
Provide patient and caregiver education based on assessed learning needs and other relevant factors, including developmental level, readiness, cultural values, and beliefs.
Foster improvement, efficiency, and innovative thinking; evaluate progress toward goals and outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement and change.
Recognize, assess, understand, and cope with serious situations from their onset through the start of recovery procedures.
Integrate critical information and address underlying assumptions to arrive at effective solutions.
Follow safe medication-administration procedures for all populations.
Identify expected outcomes and develop individualized treatment plans of care.
Demonstrate safety practices that account for variations in the populations served and prevent harm to patients, families, employees, and oneself.
Demonstrate behavior consistent with professional standards, scope of practice, ethics, and the characteristics of a licensed professional.