Emergency Services Technician EMT

Company: UCHealth
Location: Longmont
Posted on: November 13, 2020

Job Description:

Summary:

Provides emergent/urgent patient care under the direction of a physician, physician's assistant, and/or registered nurse.

Work Schedule: PRN Rotating

Responsibilities:

Performs technical procedures as delegated, including establishing IV access, collecting specimens, providing wound care, and transporting patients. May perform ECGs and vital statistics/telemetry monitoring.

Assists physicians and nurses with performing medical procedures, including examinations, minor surgical interventions, orthopedic treatment, and resuscitation.

Reports abnormal assessment findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to medical/nursing staff.

Assists with patient flow and keeping patient rooms clean, stocked, and orderly.

Withinscope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and theability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in afast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

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  • Basic Life Support
    
  • Emergency Medical Technician
    
    
    
    
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    • Other information:
      
      Minimum Required Education: HS Diploma or GED.
      
      Required Licensure/Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level. Current State Licensure as an EMT-B with IV certification, or EMT-I.
      
      Minimum Experience: None required.
      
      
      
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      • BLSthrough the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross CPR for theProfessional Rescuer with card in-hand before start date. BLS or CPRcard must be good through sixty days of hire. All life supportcertification cards must be issued by either the American Heart Association orthe American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. (American Red Crossfor the Professional Rescuer is only good upon hire and all renewals will needto be through an American Heart Association sanctioned course.)
        
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