EMT (Part-Time)

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An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides Basic Life Support (BLS) services for both emergency and non-emergency requests for service assigned by the appropriate dispatch authority in a timely professional manner. Assures the safe and prompt transportation of patients while ensuring that the care is performed in a timely, professional manner. This is a professional job that must remain flexible and may include working in hazardous conditions and in uncontrolled environments while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The position requires the use of critical thinking skills to assess, triage, communicate, treat and transport patients of all ages and populations in various settings, including emergency and non-emergency transport, standby and special events, and other settings where BLS services and/or care by the EMT may be provided. The EMT must be able to integrate care seamlessly with all other emergency agencies including police, fire, ALS and other BLS, as well as healthcare providers in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Patient care reports must be completed on each patient. Daily operational tasks are also required in support of the department. All actions must be in accordance with all the State of New Jersey Regulations in (N.J.A.C. 8:40) regarding Emergency Medical Technicians, and in compliance with HMH protocols, policies, and procedures for the provision of BLS services.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
• Introduction to Incident Command System, IC​S-100 or Introduction to Incident Command System, IC​S-100.b or Introduction to Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals or National Incident Management System.
• ICS-200 Incident Command System, IC​S-200 or IC​S for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents or Applying IC​S to Healthcare Organizations.
• IC​S-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction or NIMS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction.
• IS-800.D: National Response Framework, An Introduction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Two years of BLS experience. 911 experience preferred.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Current NJ Emergency Medical Technician certification, or current National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - EMT Basic certification, or certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (basic) issued by a state with whom the State of New Jersey share direct reciprocity (at the time of this writing these states are Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and New York). (Eligible Non-NJ EMTs must obtain their NJ EMT certification within 6 months of hire.)
• AHA Basic Life Support Health Care Provider Certification or BLS Instructor Certification.
• Valid Driver's License from a USA state.
• CEVO Certified Emergency Vehicle Operator training or EVOC Emergency Vehicle Operations Course within 90 days of hire.
• HUMC Only: International Trauma Life Support or Prehospital Trauma Life Support or Tactical Casualty Combat Care or Tactical Emergency Casualty Care certification within 6 months of hire.
• HUMC Only: Hazardous Materials Awareness.
• HUMC Only: EMS Hazardous Materials Operations or equivalent within 90 days of hire.

Contacts:

• All HMH personnel, Healthcare Providers, Local Public Safety Personnel, Municipal, County and State Officials, General Public.

Working Conditions:

• The EMT must be capable of performing all listed duties throughout his/her assigned shift. EMT's must be able to lift and move patients and equipment in varied circumstances. The EMT must be physically capable of safely:
  • Driving an emergency vehicle in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations, in all lighting and weather conditions.
  • Lifting a fully loaded ambulance stretcher (stretcher/patient/equipment/supplies) weighing at least three hundred and fifty (350) pounds from ground level to ambulance patient compartment level, holding at that height for a minimum of sixty (60) seconds, and then safely and gently placing the stretcher in ambulance (and the reverse, lowering the stretcher to the ground,) with the assistance of one partner of equal strength and agility.
  • Carrying half of the required EMS equipment (approximately 50 lbs.) from the vehicle to the patient (distances of up to 1/2 mile in certain circumstances) without assistance.
  • Successfully performing fine motor skills in a moving ambulance without an undue number of attempts and without causing injury or pain to patients (e.g., placement of an oral airway).
  • Successfully visualizing small objects in poor lighting in a confined space, (e.g., visualizing a patient's pupils during a patient assessment in a moving ambulance).
  • Walking extended distances without difficulty, without rest, while carrying heavy equipment (e.g., transferring a patient from an ambulance to a hospital emergency department or inpatient unit).
  • Hearing faint noises in an uncontrolled environment (e.g., auscultating a patient's blood pressure in a moving ambulance).
  • Writing in the English language using various methods of communication (e.g., email, text messaging, patient care reporting software, pen and paper) so that to the average reader it accurately conveys the thoughts expressed and the situations and conditions encountered and experienced. Hand written communication must be legible.
  • Verbally communicating in the English language via the spoken word in an expeditious and clear manner with sufficient volume so that said communication accurately conveys the thoughts expressed to an average listener in a loud environment (e.g., obtaining directions from a dispatch agency via a spoken conversation over conventional wireless communications technology, or communicating with a patient or other provider while in a moving ambulance).