Emergency Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience in a direct patient care setting, unless the specified EMT or SRNA certification is held in lieu of the experience requirement.
• BLS certification as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required within 90 days of employment in this position.
• Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Ability to work under general supervision and take appropriate action in a stressful environment.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma, GED, or higher preferred.
• Certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or State Registered Nurse Assistant (SRNA) certification in Kentucky preferred; required in lieu of the experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Greet and identify patients entering the department as directed.
• Provide direction and information to patients and guests.
• Collect data for review by a nurse to contribute to patient assessment.
• Assist clinicians with patient care and perform ongoing patient assessments as directed.
• Perform electrocardiograms (EKGs) and submit results for interpretation according to established policies and procedures.
• Assist nursing staff in identifying each patient's physical, psychosocial, age-specific, and cultural considerations.
• Report abnormal assessment findings or changes in patients' physical, mental, or emotional conditions to nursing staff.
• Perform venipuncture on patients of all age groups and collect other specimens using proper therapeutic skills and procedures as directed.
• Help keep patient rooms stocked, clean, and orderly.
• Assist with administrative duties, including communicating with providers and external facilities, arranging transport, and printing discharge instructions.
• Transport patients when needed, using safe lifting techniques and appropriate assistive devices.
• Flex staffing to meet unit and hospital needs and accept assignments in other areas as needed.
• Support Owensboro Health's mission, vision, core commitments, and business interests; follow organizational policies and procedures; and act consistently with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.