Emergency Tech Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduation.
• Typically one year of experience.
• Current Nurse Aide standing on the applicable state registry, or an EMT Basic, EMT Basic Intravenous, EMT Intermediate, or EMT Paramedic license issued by the national registry or applicable state, or completion of an accredited or approved Medical Assistant program.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, to be obtained within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
• Basic computer skills and ability to work with an electronic health record.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication with physicians, staff, patients, and families.
• Ability to maintain skills and recertification as required by regulation and the organization.
• Ability to manage time and priorities effectively.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently during the shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist, lift up to 20 pounds overhead, carry up to 40 pounds a reasonable distance, push or pull with 30 pounds of force, and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
• Functional sight and hearing; ability to use foot pedals and operate equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Ability to work with continuous exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, radiation, and blood and body-fluid hazards, and to wear gloves, goggles, and gowns as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and registered nurses with technical patient care, including phlebotomy, patient transport, applying cardiac and vital-sign monitors, wound care, Foley catheter insertion, and obtaining laboratory specimens.
• Perform IV starts when permitted by state regulations.
• Document information and procedures, and promptly communicate patient observations, concerns, and needs to the registered nurse.
• Process daily patient charges and related procedures through the electronic health record.
• Collaborate with physicians and coordinate communications by phone, verbally, through paging, electronically, by fax, and through the EMS system to facilitate patient care.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment by following department safety policies and standard precautions.
• Monitor equipment, troubleshoot minor problems, and arrange repair of major malfunctions.
• Position and transport patients, using proper techniques for lifting and pushing or pulling.
• Provide care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and following department policies and procedures.
• Maintain required skills and recertifications, including annual education requirements for hospital-based certifications.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Shift and on-call premium pay where applicable
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance