EMT PT

Acute Rescue and Transport Inc • Boise, ID

22d • Onsite

About The Position

Acute Rescue employs EMT-Basics with a passion for customer service, and a heart for helping others at all of our locations. Everyone on our team has a role to play in providing great customer service and quality medical care, so you will get to use your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as accuracy, in this demanding role. Best of all, you’ll have the chance to leave every day knowing you’ve helped others as part of a caring staff. Acute Rescue's EMTs provide medical care including evaluation, treatment and stabilization to the ill and injured.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must possess and maintain State Licensure as an EMT or AEMT; OR have active NREMT EMT status and able to pass an IDHW criminal background check and affiliation with ART to obtain a State Licensure within the first 30+ days of employment
• Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Obtain and maintain ART training requirements as assigned by ART
• Knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of Pocatello and SW Idaho Region
• Knowledge of rescue and emergency medical equipment
• Skill in performing technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy
• Skill in understanding and effectively dealing with emotional and medical needs of patients
• Ability to perform basic maintenance of rescue and medical equipment
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions and orders
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude when representing ART
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with ART staff and facilities they serve
• Ability to safely drive and operate emergency vehicles and retain Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training
• Ability to work twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) hour shifts
• Regular and punctual attendance is required to ensure timely and quality emergency response services
• This position has been designated safety sensitive and therefore is subject to random drug testing
• EMTs must wear Department uniforms while on duty and be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of both dress and safety uniforms, as well as all issued equipment

Nice To Haves

• Certification and/or licensure as an EMT and provides basic-level life support under the direction of a paramedic

Responsibilities

• Performs essential functions of an EMT-Basic as defined by the Idaho State Bureau of EMS and Preparedness
• Provides and directs efficient and effective medical care to the ill and injured
• Operates emergency vehicles and transports patients to appropriate medical facility
• Communicates effectively with necessary parties including dispatch, hospital, police and fire personnel
• Maintains Patient Care Reports, files and forms
• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work
• Cleans and maintains equipment, vehicles and living quarters
• Performs technical rescues
• Performs other related functions as assigned

What This Job Offers

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