EMT-Basic - Franklin Transport - FT

Carilion Clinic•Rocky Mount, VA

1d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Medical Technician administers basic life support care and transports patients in pre-hospital settings, as authorized and directed by a physician. The role performs a variety of skills in acute and non-acute ground transport settings, responds to 911 medical emergencies, protects life, and provides cardiac and trauma support when needed. The EMT provides initial treatment at emergency scenes, assesses patient responses, and adjusts care as needed. The position also requires managing difficult customer situations, maintaining confidentiality, and communicating effectively with staff, peers, patients, and family members. The EMT assesses illness or injury and prioritizes medical procedures or requests additional assistance. Duties include emergency procedures such as patient extrication and defibrillation, other non-invasive treatments, and basic-level medication administration and treatment. The EMT observes and reports patient conditions, treatment responses, and significant incidents to physicians or command center personnel; prepares reports and maintains records; and gathers information for insurance billing. The position includes transporting patients to hospital and non-hospital sites while following safety guidelines, maintaining an excellent driving record, and potentially driving to emergency scenes. The EMT checks, cleans, and stocks assigned units, reports malfunctions, uses supplies and resources appropriately, keeps current on treatment techniques, protocols, drugs, materials, and equipment, and follows applicable laws, agency protocols, and Carilion policies. Continuing education must be maintained according to National, State, and Carilion standards.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Certified as an Emergency Medical Technician in the State of Virginia.
AHA BLS - HCP required.
HAZMAT Awareness and PHTLS or BTLS Basic required within one year of hire date.
Provide a copy of a current driving record and meet eligibility requirements for driving positions.
Maintain continuing education hours as required for recertification under State (National) standards.

Responsibilities

Assess the nature and extent of illness or injury and prioritize medical procedures or determine the need for additional assistance.
Administer emergency procedures, including patient extrication, defibrillation, and other non-invasive treatments; administer medications and initiate basic-level treatments.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions, responses to drugs and treatments, and significant incidents to physicians or command center personnel.
Communicate effectively with staff, peers, patients, and family members in diverse situations.
Keep current on treatment techniques, protocol changes, and new drugs, materials, and equipment.
Take responsibility for own actions and those of support team members, and coordinate activities with external entities when needed.
Prepare required reports and maintain activity records; obtain information needed for insurance billing and understand applicable ambulance-service charges and insurance guidelines.
Write clearly and present numerical data and patient reports effectively and on time; maintain knowledge of basic computer skills and applicable software.
Check assigned units daily, clean and stock them, report malfunctions to the in-house mechanic, and use supplies and resources appropriately.
Transport patients to hospital and non-hospital sites while observing safety guidelines; maintain transport medical knowledge and abilities.
Maintain an excellent driving record and operate a vehicle to an emergency scene when needed.
Follow state and federal laws, agency protocols, and Carilion policies and procedures for safety and patient care.
Maintain continuing education requirements according to National, State, and Carilion standards.
Provide a copy of a current driving record and meet driving eligibility requirements.