About This Role
Providing safe, professional, and compassionate emergency medical transportation for patients is the core of this Emergency Medical Technician role. This position responds to a variety of calls, including interfacility transfers, critical care transports, hospital discharges, and emergencies originating from skilled nursing facilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide emergency medical care and first aid within the EMT's authorized scope of practice
- Safely operate an ambulance when responding to and transporting patients between designated locations
- Assess patients and assist in determining appropriate treatment priorities based on their condition
- Communicate and coordinate effectively with first responders, nurses, physicians, facility personnel, and other healthcare professionals
- Safely prepare, immobilize when appropriate, move, and transport patients
- Properly operate approved life-support, patient-monitoring, and diagnostic equipment
- Complete required patient care documentation and transport reports using electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) software
- Clean and sanitize the ambulance, patient compartment, and equipment following transports
- Perform appropriate vehicle and equipment checks and promptly report malfunctions, damage, or maintenance concerns
- Follow established medical protocols as well as organizational health and safety requirements
- Participate in ongoing training and skill development to maintain and strengthen clinical capabilities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Current Texas EMT certification
- Current BLS certification
- Valid driver's license
- Good driving record
- Ability to lift and carry up to 150 pounds individually and up to 300 pounds with assistance
- Ability to bend, stoop, climb, crawl, and maneuver across uneven or challenging terrain
- Ability to work safely and effectively in high-stress and unpredictable environments
- Ability to perform job duties in conditions that may include flashing lights, loud noises, extreme temperatures, low-light environments, and confined spaces
Important Details
- Schedule: 24/72 schedules; 12-hour shifts; 13.5-hour shifts; day and night shifts; school-friendly schedules, including M/W/F and T/Th/S; 2-2-3 schedules
Equipment
- Power-PRO XT cots
- LIFEPAK 15 (LP-15) monitors
- Sapphire IV pumps
- Ventec VOCSN ventilators
- Vapotherm high-flow nasal cannula equipment
- Video laryngoscopy equipment
