Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

The Public Safety team is responsible for maintaining an environment that is safe for patients, employees, and visitors. To support that initiative, Public Safety maintains a staff of EMTs to work with the Emergency Department and respond to in house emergencies. The Public Safety team seeks an experienced EMT for its team.

The successful individual will be responsible for:

• Monitoring patients in the Emergency Department for change in medical condition that would warrant notification of the triage nurse to re-evaluate the patient.
• Monitoring the waiting area environment for safety hazards and take corrective action when hazards are observed.
• Assisting patients and visitors with questions and concerns as needed.
• Offload and loading of patients for helicopter landings.
• Responding to outpatient or visitor emergencies throughout Christiana Hospital. Render care to stabilize the individual.
• Transporting patients to the appropriate area for treatment
• Assist Emergency Department staff due tohigh volume of patients

Requirements:

• High School Diploma.
• Emergency Medical Technician - National Registered EMT-B and Delaware EMT-B required.
• BLS with BLS Instructor preferred.
• Emergency Vehicle Operator Certification (EVO-C)
• Minimum of 2years of work experience interacting withpatient in an emergency setting

Hours: The successful candidate will work Day Shift 07:00 - 19:00 and one day is 07:00 - 15:00 Every other weekend required, plus holidays.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.