EMT
Job Summary
You will perform essential general patient care, meticulously following established clinic workflows to ensure efficient and high-quality service delivery within an outpatient setting.
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive patient intake duties, including obtaining vital signs, verifying allergies and medications, and documenting reasons for visits.
- Collect and prepare specimens, administer ordered medications and vaccines, clean and sterilize instruments, ensure exam room readiness, and meticulously complete safety checklists, escalating any non-routine issues promptly.
- Maintain the E.D. directional board.
- Prioritize new and current patients for physician using Physician Triage Rack.
- Maintains yearly monitor tech certification.
- Mounts monitor strip on nurse's notes for all patients placed on a monitor.
- Notifies RN of changes on monitor.
- Displays professional phone protocol. Identifies department and name.
- Aware of legal limitations of role (does not take MD orders, never refuses ER treatment to caller).
- Uses courteous, respectful tone.
- Maintains E-log in Meditech and completes patient departure in Meditech.
Job Requirements
- Required High School Graduate General Studies or High School GED General Studies
- Emergency Medical Technician: California EMT
- Basic Life Support - CPR BLS, within 30 Days
Where You'll Work
Founded in 1961, Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is a 65-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including, emergency care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has the only inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Center between Salinas and Santa Barbara.
Pay Range
$26.04 - $30.95 /hour