What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMT position at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital?
Our Commitment
For more than 60 years, Guttenberg Municipal Hospital & Clinics has been a supportive, helpful neighbor in the community we all love. Though we have expanded our services and specialties while upgrading our technology and facilities, you will find we have kept our personalized, family-focused approach to healthcare alive and well. Learn more about our patients and services in our most recent newsletter Keeping You Well.
Role Overview
As an EMT, you help advance our mission by delivering timely, safe pre-hospital care and supporting emergency department operations to make a difference for patients and families across our community. In this full-time, onsite night role, you will provide patient assessment and initiate treatment within State protocols and your scope of practice, coordinate medical direction by radio/telephone when standing orders are not used, and collaborate with EMS partners, nursing staff, physicians, law enforcement, and fire personnel. You will also operate and maintain the emergency vehicle, keep the ambulance clean and stocked, and complete required documentation (prehospital reports within 24 hours and charting in the EMR) to ensure an accurate legal record.
Required qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited EMT program
- Current State of Iowa EMT certification; maintain IDPH Bureau of EMS requirements
- Current BLS certification
- Current Iowa driver’s license
- Strong communication, empathy, and customer service skills
National Registry EMT preferred. Apply to contribute to meaningful impact through purpose-driven emergency care.
Night Shift Snapshot
Your night begins with a readiness check—confirming the unit is clean, stocked, and prepared for the next call. As requests come in, you transition quickly from calm to focused action, communicating clearly by radio or phone and staying aligned with State guidance and physician direction. You may move between scene response and the emergency room, working side by side with clinicians and coordinating smoothly with outside agencies to support continuity of care. Between calls, you reset equipment, review any updates that affect patient safety, and finalize time-sensitive reports and EMR entries so the record is complete before shift end—helping ensure the next team starts ready to serve our community.
Your Total Rewards
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life Insurance; Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options; Paid Time Off; IPERS retirement; 457b and 457b Roth plans; and a competitive hourly pay range of $17.16 to $25.74.
Salary : $17 - $26