What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Medical Technician (Mt. Vernon location) position at Mercy?
Position: Emergency Medical Tech (EMT-B)
Location: Mt. Vernon
Hours / Shift: Full-Time, 24 Hour Shifts
Sign-On Bonus: May be eligible for up to $2,000
Overview:
Performs direct patient care including assessment, evaluation, and basic life support. The EMT may also perform clerical, dispatch, and maintenance duties as required.
Job Duties:
- Operates an emergency vehicle, responding to emergency and non-emergency scenes and transporting patients to appropriate destinations.
- Ensures that the assigned ambulance and items of equipment are stocked, clean, maintained and ready to use.
- Assists in the assessment of the patient in order to promote optimal levels throughout pre-hospital care.
- Demonstrates proficiency in pre-hospital basic life support skills.
- Demonstrates appropriate radio communications including; fluency, organization, and accuracy.
Qualifications:
- Licensure: EMT license for the state where employed, valid driver's license.
- Experience: Applicants must be at least 19 years of age to operate Mercy EMS vehicles.
- Certifications: Hazmat Awareness, BLS for Healthcare Providers, NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 within 90 days of hire.
- Other: May be required to work differing shifts and schedules.
Key Mercy Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision available after day one.
- Contribution of $100 per month to eligible co-workers enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA.
- Paid parental leave for new parents.
- 401k with employer match starting day one.
- PTO accrual starts day one and includes a day for volunteering.
- Competitive salary.
EEO/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!
We’re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We’re expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.
What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?
Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We’re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that’s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.
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