What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMT Basic-Ambulance Services position at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System?
Job Requirements
Unit Summary
As a EMT in Ambulance Services, you play a vital role within our healthcare system. They are compassionate professionals who ensure patients are safely moved between healthcare facilities or back home. Transport EMT focus more on stable patients, providing steady care, monitoring vitals and offering reassurance during what can be a stressful time for patients and families.
Position Summary
Provides basic life support care in a hospital based ambulance setting to include routine transports, and assisting with critical care level transports. Position requires frequent lifting and moving of patients, operating with limited direct supervision, and operating ambulances and other vehicles as needed.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Preferred Education
Unit Summary
As a EMT in Ambulance Services, you play a vital role within our healthcare system. They are compassionate professionals who ensure patients are safely moved between healthcare facilities or back home. Transport EMT focus more on stable patients, providing steady care, monitoring vitals and offering reassurance during what can be a stressful time for patients and families.
Position Summary
Provides basic life support care in a hospital based ambulance setting to include routine transports, and assisting with critical care level transports. Position requires frequent lifting and moving of patients, operating with limited direct supervision, and operating ambulances and other vehicles as needed.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- High School Diploma
- May be entry level
- SC DHEC-EMT
- National Registry EMT-B (except for SC DHEC certified EMT's who are not required to maintain national registry)
- CPR-Healthcare Provider
- Driver License with no more than 2 at fault or moving violations in a three-year period.
Preferred Education
- N/A
- N/A
- N/A
- Provide patient care per protocols, transfer orders, and state regulations.
- Safely operate ambulance in all weather conditions.
- Properly move lift and move patients, stretchers, and equipment, without injury to the associate or patient.
- Complete electronic and paper documentation accurately and completely for each transport.
- Provides age specific and culturally appropriate patient care through knowledge of growth and development.
- Maintains all required certification and attends required in-service training to maintain base knowledge and skills.
- Work in all weather conditions, which may include extremes in temperature and precipitation.
- Maintain knowledge and skill to operate all equipment on ambulance correctly.
- Other Duties as assigned