EMT - Emergency Department, PRN
About The Position
The EMT provides clinical and technical support in the Emergency Department, assists nurses and medical staff in delivering quality patient care, and performs clerical, communication, and related duties to support efficient Care Center operations. The role follows the department’s competency-based standards and supports Mary Washington Healthcare’s mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives, with a commitment to quality service for patients, physicians, the public, and coworkers. The position includes direct patient-care procedures and specimen collection, communication and reception duties, equipment and supply coordination, and support for infection control, performance improvement, risk management, and regulatory readiness. The EMT may also perform Communication Coordinator duties and other appropriate care-team duties.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Current Virginia State EMT certification and/or National Registry certification.
- AHA BLS Provider CPR certification required at hire.
- Demonstrated critical-thinking and analytical skills.
- Ability to multitask and communicate effectively and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to cope with difficult situations.
- Ability to tolerate irregular hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Physical ability to walk, stand, use arms and hands, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, lift 35 pounds, push and pull 20 pounds, reach above or overhead, and work in confined spaces.
- Auditory and visual skills, including color determination.
- Ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment and work with potential exposure to radiation, toxic chemicals, and bloodborne pathogens.
Nice To Haves
- One year of EMT, military corpsman, or clinically related experience.
- AHA ACLS certification.
- AHA PALS certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and technical support procedures and assist nurses and medical staff in providing patient care.
- Collaborate with Emergency Department staff, nurses, and physicians through verbal communication and accurate documentation.
- Assist nurses with collecting patient data and specimens.
- Perform designated patient-care procedures for nurses and medical staff.
- Participate in the unit and healthcare system infection-control plan and performance-improvement process.
- Assist the Manager with regulatory readiness as needed and participate in the unit risk-management plan.
- Use hospital information systems to perform clerical responsibilities.
- Facilitate communication among diagnostic and testing areas, patient-care areas, patients, and families.
- Answer patient call lights; promptly communicate patient and family requests to appropriate personnel and respond to requests when appropriate.
- Serve as a customer-friendly unit receptionist for associates, physicians, patients, families, and visitors.
- Facilitate physician and department consultations until the task is complete.
- Maintain a safe and orderly environment; coordinate equipment and supply needs with the Supply Agent, clean and maintain equipment, and report equipment malfunctions.
- Initiate emergency procedures as directed.
- Perform Communication Coordinator duties and other duties as appropriate, including duties of other care-team members.
- Perform venipuncture and start IVs.
- Perform phlebotomy and collect, label, and transport specimens properly.
- Apply cardiac monitors when appropriate and perform 12-lead EKGs.
- Set up sterile trays for suturing and other sterile procedures.
- Insert Foley catheters when appropriate and document intake and output.
- Perform splinting and apply orthopedic adjuncts according to physician orders.
- Maintain required licensure or certifications and fulfill professional growth, development, regulatory, and departmental education requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
