Description

CULTURE: 

Melissa Memorial Hospital is looking for an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to bring a unique perspective to the care of the sick or injured. You will be an integral part of the EMS team by helping care for patients in the pre-hospital environment.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS: 

• Assist the paramedics, other EMS, and hospital staff in providing patient care in the pre-hospital setting and Emergency Department
• Safely and effectively providing high quality basic life-support including assessment, triage, treatment as well as technical procedures to all pre-hospital, emergency department or other hospital/clinic patients
• Airway management
• Initiating IV access 
• Collecting blood samples
• Administering approved medication
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• IO placement
• Patient assessment
• History gathering

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM:

Required Skills

• Analytical, organized, multi-tasked, excellent communicator, collaborative, relationship building, scheduling.

Required Experience

• State or NREMT certification as EMT Basic
• High school, GED, or Associated Degree. 
• BLS certification including CPR, First Aid, and AED.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 100% Employer paid Medical (Employee Only)
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Retirement Plans, with up to 3% employer match
• Voluntary Group Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Membership Discount
• PTO, Paid Sick Time
• Continuing Education Benefits
• FSA
• MASA Insurance
• Eligibility for Student Loan Repayment

MELISSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:

Melissa Memorial Hospital is a 15-bed critical access hospital, located in Holyoke, Colorado. While being “rural” we are equipped for any situation. It is a model rural hospital with 1 operating room, surgical procedure room, 4 bay emergency room, and radiology including 64-slice CT scanner and mammography, MRI, ECHO, and Nuclear Medicine, along with other ancillary services. The hospital is co-located with a family practice clinic and retail pharmacy services. Other services include chemotherapy, general & orthopedic surgery, podiatry, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, progressive rehab services, and wound care. MMH operates a full-time EMS service and maintains a 24/7 AirLife Helicopter base.

THE COMMUNITY:

Holyoke is home to the Holyoke Dragons and is truly a “City of Pride and Progress.” Holyoke offers:

• An airport (smaller crafts)
• Indoor pool
• 9-hole golf course (public)
• Ballyneal -#54 Top 100 courses in the world (private)
• Ball fields
• Skateboard Park
• Fishing pond
• Parks
• Camping facilities
• Motels
• Library
• Movie theater
• Many churches
• Holyoke Unified School District has 600 students.

From different coffee shops to different ethnic flavors, to a quick bite, the sweet small town of Holyoke has a handful of different restaurant options to choose from.

Holyoke is based in Phillips County where there are four different rural towns in the county. Holyoke, Amherst, Paoli, and Haxtun are all within the same county. Holyoke homes a historical museum with different artifacts of what has built Holyoke today. You will see the fields turn different colors throughout different seasons. Your wheat, corn, alfalfa, are some of the few cultivating growths that you will see around your area! If you enjoy hunting, there are plenty of opportunities for a good catch. You will discover that you can see the most beautiful sunsets and the clearest starry nights out in the rural areas. Come take a look at our beautiful little town in the northeastern corner of Colorado.

Click here for a List of Things to Do in Holyoke

Melissa Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.