EMT-Pediatric Critical Care Transport (NIGHTS)

EMT For Transport Team

Nemours is seeking an EMT for our Transport Team! Schedule includes a NIGHT Shift, 1845-0715, full-time, 72 hours biweekly position with every third weekend and every third holiday requirements.

As one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 280,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.

This position is responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of patients from referring hospitals or to other facilities and destinations. This includes the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle and being an assistant to the transport Registered Nurse or Respiratory Therapist teams. All direct care is provided under EMT Certification. Additional skills performed by the EMT are under the direct supervision of transport Team RN/RT and under Medical Command Officer direction.

The CCTT transports on average ten (10) patients daily. Ninety (90) percent of patients are transported by ambulance; the remaining patients are flown by helicopter. Patient placement includes specialty care units such as pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, cardiac intensive care, burn units, emergency and surgical units, as well as the general pediatric floors. In addition to performing inter-hospital transports, the CCTT staff assists with patient care in the PICU, NICU, and ED, and serves as resources to other nursing units within the hospital. The Nemours CCTT is honored to be one of only a few pediatric transport teams to offer and successfully transport patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

Qualifications:

• Must have and maintain a driving record that is acceptable to Nemours' insurance carrier
• High School diploma or equivalent
• NREMT and Delaware EMT required
• BLS from the American Heart Association required
• EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operators Certificate) or approved equivalent required
• MD, NJ, and PA EMT certifications within 90 days of hire
• At least 2-3 years of previous experience as an EMT

Learn more at Nemours.org.

Job Identification 18893

Job Category Clinical Support Staff

Degree Level High School Graduate

Job Schedule Full time

Locations 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US (On-site)