EMT-B

Job Type


Full-time, Part-time

Description

Procare is hiring EMTs for our Dedicated Ambulance Services Programs and Other Shifts! Benefits of joining our Dedicated Ambulance Services Teams include predictable transport volume, predictable service area, relationship building with same facility client, facility policy and process consistency, and regularly scheduled partner(s) and ambulance. Join an innovative and thoughtful company who has been providing EMS services since 2005! Procare is the first and only private EMS company providing interfacility medical transportation in the State of Maryland to be approved by MIEMSS to also provide mobile integrated healthcare home responses to our patients! Procare has been providing MIH services since April 2020, giving our clinicians an opportunity to care for our patients in the comfort of their own homes and helping to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and readmissions, and reducing hospital lengths of stay! We are making a difference here at Procare! We are looking for safe, professional, skilled, kind and caring EMTs and EMRs to serve alongside a cohesive family of everyday heroes. Through our Work/Life Balance program, we provide our employees with flexible scheduling, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), an anonymous compliance hotline, seated massage, meditation sessions, and a supportive working environment with a responsive management team. Procare is currently offering sign-on bonuses and recruiting/referral bonuses to new full-time employees and the Procare employees referring them for a limited time! Please inquire about the possibility of earning a sign on bonus when you apply. We have offices in Landover, Linthicum, and Baltimore and offer competitive pay. Please apply and experience the Procare difference for yourself.

You must live in an area close enough to report to an office in Landover, Linthicum, or Baltimore, Maryland, or have plans to relocate.

Benefits of the working with Procare:

• Recruiting/Referral Bonuses available for a limited time!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Procare pays a large portion.

• $10,000 Life Insurance Policy paid by Procare with ability to increase.

• Short Term Disability paid by Procare with ability to increase.

• Flexible Scheduling.

• Employee Assistance Program through BHS paid by Procare.

• Compliance Hotline provided through Red Flag Reporting.

• Gym Membership Reimbursement (conditions apply $20/month).

• Monthly Seated Massage (subject to COVID restrictions).

• Monthly Meditation Sessions.

• Smoking cessation help (conditions apply $50/month).

• Competitive pay.

• Shift differentials and bonuses, as applicable.

• Weekly pay.

• Nice offices (3) and nice co-workers!

• Capable, responsive, and fair management team!

• Come to us and see the Procare Difference!

Job purpose:

This position includes caring for, transferring, and transporting patients requiring Basic Life Support care as defined by COMAR and MIEMSS Protocol. The EMT-B is required during the applicable shift to prepare a detailed patient care report documenting all aspects of the care, movement, and transport of the patient in preparation for billing purposes and clinical review. The position requires periods of strenuous physical exertion with periods of sitting for potentially extended periods of time. You must be ready, willing, and able to provide professional care and transportation services to our patients upon a moment's notice anytime during your shift.

Qualifications for EMT:

• Must be certified as a Maryland EMT-B and agree to cooperate to obtain DC EMT-B certification upon hire.

• Current Valid CPR Card.

• National Certification preferred.

• Experience in providing care in an inter-facility transport environment preferred.

• For drivers, a valid Driving License with no points on your driving record.

• EVOC certification or its equivalent for drivers.

• An understanding of federal medical necessity for ambulance transportation guidelines.

• Operating within certification level at all times.

• Demonstrate values of Safety, Quality, Compliance and Teamwork.

• Ability to safely lift 150 lbs. and move patients of all shapes and sizes.

• Ability to navigate stretchers safely in unknown environments such as hospitals, facilities, nursing homes, doctor's offices and residences, including moving stretchers safely up and down ramps and over rough or uneven terrain.

• Treat all patients equally, with professionalism, dignity, and respect.

• Complete end of shift requirements in accordance with policies and procedures.

• Report any incidents immediately and cooperate to document the same in a timely manner

Requirements

Requirements:

Main job responsibilities:

• Maintain a clean and professional physical appearance consistent with Procare policy.

• related to employee uniforms and appearance.

• Maintaining ambulance and equipment. Ensure that vehicles, supplies, and equipment are in proper working condition to transport patients in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

• Maintain the cosmetic appearance of assigned ambulance and complete vehicle and supply checks daily as required by MIEMSS and Procare policy. Report any mechanical deficiencies to the Communications Center.

• Maintain equipment necessary for the application of basic life support as outlined by company policy and MIEMSS regulated equipment/supply standards. Report any equipment or supply deficiencies immediately to the Communications Center.

• Working as a team to complete all transport requests safely and timely.

• Complying at all times with uniform policy, always looking and behaving professionally.

• Complying with all policies and procedures, including the holdover policy.

• Communication, cooperation and collaboration with the Communications Center.

• Maintaining possession of charged company phone for communication with Com Center.

• Ability to work overtime when needed and ability to work nights, weekends, or holidays.

• Knowledge of road safety and navigation in the areas we serve.

• Assemble paperwork necessary for the transfer of patient care. Accurately, honestly, and comprehensively record all pertinent information on a handwritten "Short Form" PCR (Patient Care Report) and full Electronica Patient Care Report.

• Documentation shall include reason/explanation of medical necessity for ambulance transport and a full detailed explanation as to why the patient could not be transported safely by any other means. It should include how the patient was put onto the stretcher, all diagnosis, medical history and present condition. If there is no medical necessity, the report must explain the patient's condition and why the patient could safely transport in other vehicle.

• All related signatures must be obtained for each patient care record in accordance with Medicare signature requirements, including an explanation of why the patient is unable to sign, if applicable. The Electronic Patient Care Report must be completed immediately but in no event later than the end of the applicable shift.

• Obtain verbal report from facility staff passing on patient care to you and obtain transfer or discharge summary.

• Provide verbal report to facility staff when passing patient care on to another individual and obtain appropriate signatures.

• Must follow all Procare's policies and procedures as referenced in Procare's Employee Handbook. Each employee is required to communicate via the email address and cell phone provided, read all electronic communications from management, and acknowledge all messages in Traumasoft, for written directives and policy changes at the start of every shift.

• Attend and complete any required training or continuing education mandated by Procare or MIEMSS. Annual training is mandatory.

• Must follow the Chain of Command and report issues to the Communications Center.

• Represent company and yourself in a positive light at all times and treat peers, patients, clients and the general public in a professional and courteous manner.

• Follow all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in all aspects of the job.

• Any other assignments or duties assigned by management.

Salary Description


$18 and up