EMT
Job Summary and Qualifications
An EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) is a certified first responder providing basic life support (BLS) care, assessing patients, and transporting them in ambulances or within hospital departments, focusing on stabilization and immediate needs, requiring skills in patient assessment, BLS protocols, and documentation, working as a vital link in urgent care.
Job Description
- Respond to emergency calls
- Assist paramedics
- Provide basic life support (BLS)
- Maintain equipment readiness
- Transport patients between facilities or to the ER
Patient Care Logistics & Documentation
- Valid state EMT license
- BLS/CPR certification
- Valid driver's license
- Calm under pressure
- Strong communication
- Teamwork
- Quick decision-making
- Knowledge of emergency procedures
Collaboration
- Works closely with paramedics
- Works closely with nurses
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
- Fertility and family building assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Life insurance
- Supplemental health protection plans
- Auto and home insurance
- Legal counseling
- Identity theft protection
- Consumer discounts
About the Hospital
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital is a 380-bed acute-care hospital. Offering a full range of services. We are home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast. Lawnwood Hospital provides interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Other hospital services include labor/delivery, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, adult and pediatric emergency services, and diagnostic services. We also offer inpatient, and outpatient surgical services. Lawnwood Hospital is a designated Certified Primary Stroke Center. The Physical Rehabilitation Center is CARF accredited. We are a Level II Trauma Center. We are verified by the American College of Surgeons. We offer a freestanding ER in Vero Beach. We provide emergency treatment for adults and children. We also offer the area’s only Level III Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
Company Information
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."
- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our EMT opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.