Emergency Medical Technician

Provide pre-hospital, emergency room, and hospital care for patients according to established protocols. Responsibilities include patient assessment, emergency care, transportation, and preparation of ambulances for subsequent calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily checks of assigned ambulances at the beginning of each shift.
• Operate ambulances safely and proficiently.
• Conduct complete patient assessments, evaluating all signs and symptoms.
• Provide pre-hospital emergency care.
• Deliver effective basic patient stabilization.
• Maintain scene control until relieved by appropriate authorities.
• Restock and clean ambulances after each call.
• Assist in various hospital departments as directed.
• Accurately document care provided in the field and complete necessary billing documentation.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
• Adhere to Compliance, Safety, and HIPAA policies.
• Access and manage highly sensitive patient information.
• Register patients through the ER registration department.
• Assist in the ER by taking vital signs, transporting patients, and supporting ER nurses as needed.

• A high school education is preferred.
• Possess and maintain a current, valid Illinois Driver’s License with no suspensions.
• Possess and maintain an Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) license.
• Possess and maintain a current healthcare provider CPR certification.
• Obtain Pediatric Education for Prehospital Providers (PEPP) certification within 90 days.?

Physical Demands

On-the-job activities:

• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, and use hands to handle or feel.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or push/pull objects.
• Must be capable of lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds, including assisting with patient movement and equipment.

Vision Requirements:

• Close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.