Emergency Medical Technician EMT Transport PRN

About the role

Portsmouth Ambulance, part of HCA Healthcare, offers a PRN Emergency Medical Technician EMT Transport opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Interviews patients and caregiver/family on presentation to obtain a bio-psycho-social history relevant to reason for presentation.
• Examines the patient's physical status.
• Reviews all test results including EKG, lab, and x-ray for ongoing assessment and reporting to physicians.
• Reassesses patient status at established time frames.
• Completes all required documentation in both EMS Charts and MediTech.
• Communicates patient needs/assessment to physicians and interdepartmental services involved in the patient's care.
• Ensures sensitivity towards patients and caregiver/family by eliciting patient's physical and emotional concerns, being a receptive listener, and providing an environment conducive to interviewing and the delivery of care.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate/GED required
• Graduate of an EMT program
• Current licensure as an EMT in the State of New Hampshire
• National EMT license
• Valid Driver's license free from restrictions and insurable by hospital insurance company
• Department of Motor Vehicle Driving History Release must be submitted prior to employment and annually; must remain in compliance with Portsmouth Regional Hospital Driver/Fleet Safety Policy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress work environment
• Ability to maintain customer focused interpersonal communication skills and patient confidentiality
• BCLS required within 30 days of starting employment

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Schedule

12-hour shifts, 7a‑p or 7p‑7a, some weekends and holidays