Northern Light CA Dean Hospital

Department: Ambulance Transport

Position is located: {Location}

Work Type: PRN

Hours Per Week: 12.00

Work Schedule: Various

Summary:

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) provide clinical management of patients under Maine EMS protocols and within the scope of the licensure during all emergency calls, routine ambulance runs, intra-facility transports, and in the hospital setting. The EMT is responsible for meeting applicable State of Maine, and department standards for managing all assigned personnel, equipment, and supplies, and for promoting teamwork with other pre-hospital caregivers, physicians, and hospital personnel. The position requires self-discipline, the ability to solve problems, excellent interpersonal skills, and consistently high levels of integrity. EMTs will work as team members to energize other crew members and engage them in helping to accomplish all shift goals without self-aggrandizing behavior. All EMS personnel are expected to act a role model among our employees, always representing him or herself and the company at the highest level. They will lead by example and play a large role in keeping our service constantly ready. Their actions keep our employees safe, maintain our compliance with applicable rules and regulations, and ensure that we provide the highest quality service expeditiously. The EMT’s role is to provide exceptional emergency medical care, skilled in-patient assessment, airway management, CPR, automatic external defibrillation, oxygen delivery, dressings and hemorrhage control, splinting, spinal immobilization, childbirth, lifting and moving patients, and extrication. The EMT will be competent with these skills for all emergency situations of ill and or injured individuals in critical situations, within the scope of Maine EMS protocols while working under the direct supervision of local Medical Control.

Responsibilities:

• Performs Daily/Monthly required checks of ambulances and equipment.

• Works to meet patient's psychological, emotional, or physical needs.

• Assists Emergency Room, East Wing, and West Wing nursing staff within the EMT’s Scope of Practice as needed

• Maintains professional appearance of EMS Garage, Crew Quarters, and Common Areas as needed

• Manage critically ill/injure patients effectively with rapid assessments, aggressive resuscitation, packaging, and transport to appropriate definitive care emergency departments.

• Function as a EMT, providing advance life support to emergency and non-emergency patients and operating (driving) ambulance in appropriate and safe manner

• Works to ensure a safe environment for all staff and patients.

• Communicate effectively in both oral, written, and computer forms, as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Medical Records, ER Reports, MEFIRS, Billing, QA/QI

• Reviews and verifies completion of 100% patient care reports prior to shift completion.

• Manages and secures backup ambulance crews as needed for transports, extended calls, and special events

• Performs other duties as assigned, requested, or required.

Other Information:

Competencies and Skills

• Achieves Results: Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed.

• Basic Life Support

• Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.

• Blood Pressure Measurement

• Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation.

• Demonstrates Adaptability: Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively.

• Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence: Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit.

• Develops Self and Others:Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees' strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately.

• Effectively Communicates: Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level.

• Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making: Understands and processes complex information, which allows for appropriate and accountable conclusions. Does not react too quickly or slowly. Balances facts, goals, and potential approaches taking the appropriate criteria into account. Makes active decisions and commits oneself by communicating confidently and respectfully.

• Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.

• Fosters Innovation: Employs and encourages the use of meaningful creativity in solving challenges. Proactively identifies opportunities and uses new approaches to enhance processes, systems and services. When appropriate, suggests or initiates new strategies, products, services, and markets.

• Ability to understand the language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.

• Obtain Vital Signs

• Performing an ECG

• Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.

• Provides Patient-Centered Care: Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable.

• Resolves Conflict: Promptly acts to find alternatives/solutions when team members disagree. Addresses issues in a direct, honest, and appropriate manner. Handles conflicting interests diplomatically and helps to solve them. Transforms difficult situations into teachable moments using respect and accountability .

• Seeks Process Improvement & Applies System Thinking: Possesses and gains insight into situations, problems and processes. Understands the interconnection between organizational elements. Deconstructs problems and systematically investigates the various components. Considers the impact of actions on the entire process/system. Detects problems and opportunities, recognizes important information, and links various data to trace potential causes and relevant details.

• Utilizes Resources Effectively: Understands how to get the most out of available resources and uses cost-benefit thinking in decision-making and in setting priorities. Monitors and analyzes resource usage to identify and eliminate areas of waste and maximize resources. As a leader, defines targets and provides appropriate means; oversees progress and makes adjustments when necessary. Appropriately delegates work, sets clear direction and manages workflow and time.

• Wound Care

Credentials

• Required Emergency Med Tech - Basic

Education

• Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED)

Required Experience

• 1 year/years of Clinical Experience

• 1 year/years of Relevant Work Experience

Working Conditions

• Potential exposure to diseases or infections.

• Potential exposure to noise levels being uncomfortable.

• Potential exposure to very hot or cold temperatures.

• Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.

• Need to drive to perform responsible duties.

• Potential exposure to hazardous materials.

• Potential exposure to noxious odors.

• Need to travel to perform responsible duties

• Lifting, moving, and loading over 50 pounds.

• Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.

• Work beyond the regularly scheduled hours.

• Extend body and limbs to reach items.

• Prolonged periods of kneeling.

• Prolonged periods of sitting.

• Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends).

• Prolonged periods of standing.

• Prolonged periods of walking.

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