EMT or AEMT - Emergency Services (Wage / PRN)

UVA Health

1d • $18 • Onsite

About The Position

These roles provide essential assistance to healthcare professionals in delivering patient care. They ensure the smooth functioning of clinical operations by handling tasks that support the diagnostic, therapeutic, and procedural aspects of patient care. Allied Health - Health Services professionals work closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services. The position encompasses a range of roles focused on providing immediate care and response to medical emergencies, accidents, and life-threatening situations. These jobs are critical in stabilizing patients, providing urgent medical care, and ensuring safe transport to healthcare facilities. This is an individual contributor role with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty, spending the majority of time in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. Opportunities for progression outside this career stream are typically limited without additional education or significant training and experience. A specialty license or certification is required, acquired through training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care areas. It is an entry-level position typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and vocational or technical education. Work is routine or follows standard procedures and is closely supervised. Communication involves information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Requirements

• High School Graduate or Equivalent required
• None (experience)
• Certified as a Health Emergency Medical Technician in the Commonwealth of Virginia required
• Valid Driver’s License (VADL) and at least 2 years of driving experience required
• American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required
• EVOC certification and be a released driver to transport patients required within 90 days of hire

Responsibilities

• Provide essential assistance to healthcare professionals in delivering patient care
• Ensure the smooth functioning of clinical operations by handling tasks that support the diagnostic, therapeutic, and procedural aspects of patient care
• Work closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services
• Provide immediate care and response to medical emergencies, accidents, and life-threatening situations
• Stabilize patients, provide urgent medical care, and ensure safe transport to healthcare facilities
• Deliver support services or activities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees