EMT/Tech - Emergency - Full Time - Nights

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

About the role

Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment. Responsible for providing Emergency Room technical support while receiving direction from Providers, Nurses, and Paramedics to optimize patient care. Will perform a wide variety of patient support services including, but not limited to, maintaining a clean and safe environment for the patients and providing selected patient care services.

Location: Methodist Fremont Health, 450 E 23rd St., Fremont, NE.

Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position: sign-on bonus, tuition reimbursement, shift differentials & other financial incentives, tuition assistance, academic sponsorship with Methodist College, and free parking.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate care specific to the age of the customer/patient, to ensure understanding and comfort level of treatment, as outlined in the Age Specific Criteria.
• Works with all members of the department in a team approach in the delivery of patient care.
• Takes a systems approach to problem solving and process improvement, with an emphasis on patient safety.
• Awareness of patients' needs prioritizes needs of the patients and works to fulfill those needs; reports findings to the RN/Providers/Paramedics.
• Orients patients to treatment rooms, call light, informing patient of plan of care, duration, and time that they will be back.
• Assists Emergency providers, nurses, and paramedics with procedures including application of orthopedic splints and simple laceration procedures.
• Performs direct patient care as assigned by an RN, including vital signs, assistance in triage, performs EKGs, point of care testing, wound care, obtains lab specimens, and performs duties under licensures.
• Requests and collects necessary supplies and equipment; transports to assigned areas.
• Properly cleans equipment and rooms in between patients, while stocking necessary supplies and equipment.
• Covers the front reception area as directed.

Schedule

• (3) 12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) one week and (2) 12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) the next week.
• Every 4th weekend rotation.
• Employee self-schedule.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) training program.
• Current valid EMT license required.
• Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) strongly preferred at time of hire, required within 3 months of hire.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal relations with patients, co-workers, physicians, and guests.
• Respectable technical skills to assure patient safety.
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal instructions; acts as a liaison between primary care providers and emergency providers.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands: Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force.

Physical Activity:

• Not necessary for the position (0%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Sitting
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguish colors, Keyboarding/typing, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Repetitive Motions, Stooping/bending, Walking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Grasping, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing/Visual, Speaking/talking, Standing, Walking

Job Hazards

• Not Related: Electrical Shock/Static, Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, and microwaves that cause injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%): Radiation Alpha, Beta, and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc.)
• Occasionally (34%-66%): Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment), Equipment/Machinery/Tools, Explosives (pressurized gas)
• Frequent (67%-100%): Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary airborne and bloodborne viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

About Nebraska Methodist Health System

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.