Emergency Med Tech (EMT), Per Diem - Critical Care Transport

Description

Location:UNC REX (Raleigh) or UNC Holly Springs Hospital

Critical Care Transport

REX Critical Care Transport services work closely with neurologists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists and cardiologists to provide a continuum of care between tertiary facilities and UNC REXHospital.

Our transport services include Critical Care Transport (CCT) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) transportation to and from UNC REXHospital, UNC Hospitals, affiliates and other regional medical facilities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our CCT teams are trained and equipped to transport post-cardiac arrest, STEMI, CVA, respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma, high-risk obstetrical and other critical patients. They also have the ability to:

• Intubate and operate ventilators
• Administer narcotics, sedatives, IV medications and infusions
• Transport patients receiving blood or blood products
• Operate specialty devices and invasive monitoring devices such as intracranial pressure monitors, cardiac pacing and chest tubes

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Summary:
Provides safe and timely transport of medical crew and patients. Work may involve routine transport or may be performed under stressful situations requiring quick transport.

Responsibilities:
1. Communicates with crew and other emergency personnel over UHF and VHF radios, pagers, and cellular phones regarding location, patient status, and other relevant information. Utilizes the ground operator's communication book daily.
2. Completes all preventative maintenance. Ensures adequate fuel in vehicles performs daily checks of vehicles and maintains cleanliness of ambulances. Maintains familiarity with vehicle safety manuals.
3. Completes logs, checklists and reports related to activities, vehicle status and maintenance. Ensures continuity of service by participating in shift change debriefings.
4. Ensures that equipment is in a state of mission readiness. Corrects or arranges for repair of any malfunctioning equipment.
5. Maintains awareness of road conditions and entire response area, sharing knowledge of changing conditions with co-workers.
6. May serve as lead worker or take on specialized equipment maintenance responsibilities.
7. Participates in departmental meetings and programs, including Quality Improvement, Marketing and Outreach, and Safety.
8. Transports medical crew and ill or injured patients in emergency vehicles while complying with North Carolina State Law, the operating policies of UNC Air Care and Ground Transport Services, and manufacturer's specifications.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* None required as long as other position qualifications are met
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification
* Valid NC Driver's license
* BLS Certification.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One (1) year of EMT experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex Emergency Response Team

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Salary Range:$19.78 - $28.12 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.