EMT

Join Us At SSM Health Dean Medical Group Oregon

It's more than a career, it's a calling

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Work in our department and help provide specialized care for patients with a variety of conditions while supporting in-office procedures and treatments. We welcome EMTs, CMAs, and LPNs who are passionate about patient care and enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented clinic. This role offers the opportunity to build expertise while making a meaningful impact on patients' health.

Department: Family Medicine

Schedule: 40 hours per week

Job Summary:

Assists in performing a variety of nursing care services for patients in a clinic setting.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receives patient care assignment from the registered nurse (RN) in charge. Initiates delegated tasks based on demonstrated competence in performing nursing activities for specific patient age group served.
• Collects and documents data for reassessment at specific times for patient population.
• Documents and provides appropriate data to the Physician, RN and/or LPN for analysis and validation of patients response to care or treatment and when significant change occurs in the patients condition.
• As appropriate to the environment working in, demonstrates knowledge of appropriate lead placement for routine cardiac monitoring and 12 lead EKG. Performs 12 lead EKG on patient according to policy and procedures.
• May assist physician and nursing staff with medical procedures.
• Stocks and maintains supplies and equipment in keeping with patient care needs and cost containment.
• Turns over rooms after each patient use: Cleans carrier, changes sheets, restocks supplies, disposes of trash, ensures equipment returns to its proper place, and takes care of instrument trays according to the current procedure.
• Assists with delegated clerical duties such as answering telephones, relaying messages transcription of physician orders, preparing and organizing the patients medical record.
• Prepares patients for discharge or completion of patient visit and accompanies them upon dismissal as indicated. Transports patients to a receiving department or facility if indicated.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Drivers License State of Issuance
• Advanced EMT - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
• Or
• EMT-Basic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
• Or
• EMT-Intermediate - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Driver License (Class E) - State of Missouri
• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
• Or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Driver License - State of Oklahoma
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) - Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Or
• Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate - Oklahoma State Department of Health
• And
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• Or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Intermediate - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
• Or
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

7000090164 Orgn FM Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.