AEMT (Elizabethville/Lykens)

Join our team of Life Changers!

UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, AEMT to support Elizabethville/Lykens.

Schedule: Dayshift, 7am-7pm

Requires weekend and holiday rotation

A pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

This position qualifies for a $2500.00 sign-on bonus with 1-year work commitment!

Responsibilities:

• Maintains clean patient environment as well as crew quarters

• Ensures safe operation of patient laden stretcher employing appropriate stretcher discipline at all times.

• Maintains safe loading, unloading, adjustment of head of stretcher, and stretcher movement.

• Reflects a positive attitude to the customer in a high stress environment at all times, with a clear understanding of who the customer is.

• Reports injuries and completes the appropriate documentation, no matter how minor, to a supervisor in a timely manner.

• Maintains fitness for duty by adhering to all employee health requirements, including maximum weight, hearing conservation program, and required medical screenings.

• Participates constructively in the peer-review driven quality improvement program.

• Responsible for the safe operation of the transport vehicle and ensures a safe environment for patient and other healthcare workers in and around CEM vehicles.

• Utilizes appropriate safety channels to report safety concerns and uses tools available to enhance a safe work environment.

• Selects and uses personal protective equipment appropriate to the level of the anticipated hazard.

• Maintains and ensures adequate vehicle operation including proper fuel, fluid levels, lights, sirens, radio, cellular phone functioning.

• Demonstrates the ability to establish a rapport with customers; including the ability to create and sustain a positive relationship; regardless of circumstances, environment, or patient presentation.

• Responds promptly and efficiently to all requests for service.

• Ensures patient and family confidentiality and dignity at all times.

• Collects and promptly processes demographic, medical necessity, and other necessary billing information.

• Participates in scheduled and unscheduled outreach activities, representing the UPMC and STAT MedEvac system.

• Collaborates with PHRN and Paramedic to care for critically ill or injured patients in adherence with established protocols and standards of care; assessing online medical command or other resources when appropriate.

• Reports for work well rested, and fit for duty.

• Adhering to the drug and alcohol policy at all times. including prescription and/or over the counter medicine use.

• Demonstrates skills, competencies, and judgment necessary to provide patient care in any environment; using educational resources that are required or made available.

• Adheres to rules for scheduling, including schedule requests, minimum time, and availability.

• 1 year EMT experience.

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required

• 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by your Manager.

• Previous ambulance and/or hospital experience preferred.

• Reliable transportation and be willing to travel to any STAT MedEvac base site as assigned.

• Must be able to successfully complete the prescribed orientation program, including classroom, clinical rotations, educational competencies, and on the job training.

• Must work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities, and specialized equipment.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:North Central Pennsylvania and Central Pennsylvania allow for the Emergency Vehicle Operator (EMSVO) certification to be obtained within 90 days of hire.NIMS Incident Command, NIMS Single Resources, NIMS Introduction Course

• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician OR Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) OR Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic OR Paramedic

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Driver's License

• Emergency Vehicle Operator

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran