EMT

EMT Position Overview

The 30+ year company supports the petrochemical and manufacturing industry domestically and internationally and is positioned along the Gulf Coast providing training, occupational medicine, and innovative solutions to industry. The EMT provides occupational health and worksite medical services in clinic, mobile, and industrial settings. The position performs initial assessment and stabilization of workplace injuries and illnesses, provides first aid and emergency medical care within authorized scope and established medical protocols, facilitates physician or advanced practice provider evaluation when indicated, and performs occupational health testing and surveillance services. The EMT supports safe, efficient, and regulatory-compliant delivery of medical services to employees and employer clients.

Essential Functions

Occupational Health Services

• Performs occupational health testing and screening services within demonstrated competency and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Performs or assists with pulmonary function testing, occupational audiometry, respirator fit testing, vision screening, vital signs, specimen collection, and other authorized occupational health services.
• Performs respirator fit testing consistent with applicable respiratory protection requirements and organizational procedures.
• Performs drug and alcohol specimen collections and testing functions consistent with applicable DOT and non-DOT requirements and organizational procedures.
• Maintains required certifications and demonstrated competencies for occupational health testing assigned to the position.
• Ensures occupational testing equipment is appropriately maintained, calibrated, disinfected, quality-checked, and prepared for use according to manufacturer, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
• Accurately records testing results and promptly identifies results requiring review by an authorized medical provider.

Clinical Assessment, First Aid & Emergency Response

• Performs initial assessment of occupational injuries, illnesses, and workplace exposures within the EMT's authorized scope of practice and established medical protocols.
• Provides first aid and emergency medical care consistent with training, credentialing, applicable law, medical protocols, and physician medical direction.
• Recognizes potentially serious or emergent conditions and initiates appropriate stabilization, emergency response, EMS activation, or escalation to a physician or advanced practice provider.
• Obtains and documents pertinent history, vital signs, physical findings, mechanism of injury/exposure, treatment provided, and patient response.
• Performs approved clinical procedures and administers medications within authorized scope, established protocols, and applicable medical direction.
• Operates emergency medical equipment appropriate to assigned responsibilities, including EKG, AED/defibrillation, oxygen delivery, airway management, and other approved equipment.
• Maintains readiness of emergency medical supplies, medications, equipment, and response systems assigned to the work location.

Worksite & Industrial Medical Services

• Provides medical services at employer/client locations, occupational health clinics, mobile units, industrial facilities, and other assigned locations.
• Maintains familiarity with site-specific emergency response procedures, communication systems, hazards, and medical escalation pathways.
• Collaborates with site safety, emergency response, and occupational health personnel while maintaining appropriate clinical responsibilities and patient confidentiality.
• Participates in workplace emergency response and drills when assigned.
• Uses required personal protective equipment and complies with applicable client/site safety requirements.
• Travels to project locations and may remain at assigned locations for extended periods when required by the position.

Documentation, Confidentiality & Communication

• Completes accurate, timely, and appropriate documentation of patient encounters, testing, treatment, disposition, and communications.
• Maintains confidentiality of employee medical information and records in accordance with applicable requirements and organizational policies.
• Communicates changes in patient condition and other clinically significant information promptly to the supervising/evaluating medical provider.
• Provides clear and professional communication to patients, clinical personnel, employer representatives, and other stakeholders within the boundaries of the EMT's role.
• Maintains appropriate distinction between confidential medical information and information authorized for communication to the employer.

Telemedicine & Clinical Escalation

• Initiates and facilitates telemedicine encounters with physicians or advanced practice providers according to established clinical protocols.
• Obtains and communicates relevant history, vital signs, examination findings, photographs, testing results, and other clinical information necessary to support the remote medical evaluation.
• Assists the evaluating provider with examination maneuvers, testing, treatment, and patient education as directed and within authorized scope.
• Implements provider-directed treatment and disposition instructions within authorized scope and documents services provided.
• Recognizes circumstances requiring immediate escalation rather than routine telemedicine evaluation.
• Maintains appropriate communication with physician/provider leadership regarding changes in patient condition or concerns requiring additional medical evaluation.

Quality, Safety & Professional Responsibilities

• Maintains required licensure, certifications, continuing education, and demonstrated clinical competencies.
• Participates in competency assessments, quality assurance, chart review, training, and performance-improvement activities as required.
• Follows established medical protocols, standing orders, clinical procedures, infection-control practices, and organizational policies.
• Identifies and promptly escalates patient-safety, clinical, equipment, or regulatory concerns.
• Maintains clinical equipment, supplies, and treatment areas in a state of readiness.
• Collaborates effectively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, other paramedics, medical assistants, technicians, operations personnel, and client representatives.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of an accredited or state-approved EMT education program.
• Current, unrestricted EMT certification/licensure required for assigned practice location(s).
• Ability to obtain and maintain BLS certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain ACLS certification.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required occupational health testing certifications and competencies.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable client/site access and safety credentials.
• Ability to travel and work at client locations for periods required by the position.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet applicable organizational driving requirements when driving is an assigned responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience as a EMT.
• Experience in occupational health, industrial medicine, emergency medical services, emergency departments, urgent care, or a comparable clinical environment.
• Previous experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, refinery, chemical, manufacturing, construction, maritime, or other safety-sensitive industries.
• Current NIOSH-approved spirometry training when required by assigned duties.
• Current CAOHC Occupational Hearing Conservationist certification when required by assigned duties.
• Experience performing respirator fit testing.
• Experience with DOT and non-DOT drug and alcohol testing procedures.
• Experience facilitating telemedicine or remote physician/provider evaluations.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of prehospital emergency medical care and basic occupational health principles.
• Knowledge of indications for escalation to higher levels of medical care.
• Knowledge of infection-control practices, bloodborne pathogen precautions, and safe handling of medical equipment.
• Working knowledge of occupational health testing and applicable procedures associated with assigned services.
• Working knowledge of medical confidentiality and appropriate handling of employee health information.
• Familiarity with industrial and safety-sensitive work environments.

Skills

• Strong patient assessment and emergency-response skills.
• Proficiency with emergency medical equipment and approved clinical procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Accurate and timely clinical documentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer-service skills.
• Ability to operate occupational health testing equipment after appropriate training and competency validation.
• Ability to effectively facilitate remote physician/provider evaluations.

Abilities

• Ability to recognize medical emergencies and respond appropriately.
• Ability to work within established scope of practice, medical protocols, and physician medical direction.
• Ability to recognize when a patient'