EMT or Paramedic (In-Home Care) - Lynn, MA (Full Time)

Gather Health • Lynn, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Gather Health is hiring an EMT or Paramedic, internally called a Medical Technician Partner (MTP), to provide in-home care and support to older adult patients in Lynn, Massachusetts. The MTP serves as the eyes, ears, and hands of the medical team in patients’ homes and works with primary care providers, Gather Guide Partners, and clinic administrators as part of a collaborative care-team model. The role supports Gather Health’s goal of providing equitable, compassionate care tailored to patients’ medical and social needs.

The work varies according to patient needs and includes home visits, routine clinical care, support for acute medical decompensation, social visits, and follow-up calls. MTPs use the Athena Electronic Health Record to review appointments and charts and document notes. Full-time schedules are flexible, with work arranged across four or five days per week.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience working as an EMT or in direct patient care.
• Active Massachusetts certification as an EMT-B, EMT-A, or Paramedic.
• Active AHA or Red Cross Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
• Active, unrestricted U.S. driver's license.
• Ability to work for any employer in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with senior populations, particularly those with complex social needs.
• Experience with basic office tools such as email and Outlook calendar.
• Strong verbal, written, and English reading-comprehension skills.
• Ability to communicate in a secondary language.
• Active certification as a Phlebotomy Technician.
• Traits valued for success include compassion, patience, a nonjudgmental and understanding manner, helpfulness, friendliness, outgoingness, relatability, positivity, creativity, organization, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home care and support for senior patients and serve as their clinical liaison with primary care providers.
• Perform approximately six to eight home visits per day.
• Address acute medical decompensation and provide routine clinical care, including phlebotomy and point-of-care testing such as EKGs, UAs, INRs, and respiratory swabs.
• Check in and organize an inpatient or emergency department admission-avoidance plan.
• Conduct social visits with patients in their homes.
• Make outbound calls to patients to check on their health status.
• Access medical control through the Clinical Medical Director as needed to deliver care.
• Use the Athena Electronic Health Record to review patient appointments and charts and document notes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with day-one eligibility.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability insurance.
• Company-paid long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
• Generous paid time off that increases with tenure.
• 11 paid company holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Supplemental benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed