Job Description

Scheduled hours: Variable shifts/hours: 7:00am - 7:30pm, 7:00pm - 7:30am or 1:00pm - 10:00pm

What you will do as an EMT

• Administer drugs within the EMT scope of practice by all available routes of medication administration following proper procedures and protocols under a physician's direction.
• Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in pre-hospital setting.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.

What you will do as a Paramedic

• Administer drugs by all available routes of medication administration following proper procedures and protocols under a physician's direction.
• Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons in pre-hospital setting.
• Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Communicate with dispatchers and treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, and to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
• Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members and police and fire department personnel.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.
• Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.
• Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.

EMTs

• One Year Certificate from College or Tech School Graduation from a national EMT Program (required)
• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) (required)
• EMT Basic (required)
• Driver's License (required)
• National EMT (preferred)

Paramedics

• Paramedic Iowa Dept of Public Health (IDPH) (United States of America) Upon Hire (required)
• Driver's License Upon Hire (required)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support & First Aid - American Heart Association Upon Hire (required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association within 30 Days (required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association within 1 Year (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program - American Academy of Pediatrics within 1-1/2 Yrs (required)
• National Paramedic Upon Hire (preferred)

Benefits:

We are excited to offer an aggressive compensation and benefits package for qualifying positions, which includes:

• Competitive base pay

• Matching retirement programs

• Health, Dental and Vision plans

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee discounts including car rental, cell-phone plans

• Employer-paid, Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D

• Paid time off (PTO)

• Education Assistance Program

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Discounted cafeteria meals

• Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Service Recognition program

• Voluntary plans including: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity

Great River Health and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.