EMT
Dignity Health
**Job Summary and Responsibilities**
As our EMT, you will perform essential general patient care, meticulously following established clinic workflows to ensure efficient and high-quality service delivery within an outpatient setting.
Every day you will complete comprehensive patient intake duties, including obtaining vital signs, verifying allergies and medications, and documenting reasons for visits. You'll also collect and prepare specimens, administer ordered medications and vaccines, clean and sterilize instruments, ensure exam room readiness, and meticulously complete safety checklists, escalating any non-routine issues promptly.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to patient care, efficiency, and safety, adeptly managing all intake processes and supporting clinical operations. Your ability to meticulously follow protocols, maintain a clean and stocked environment, and proactively address concerns will be crucial for exceptional patient experiences.
+ Maintains established policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement program and safety standards.
+ Performs patient systems assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner.
+ Enters patient data into computerized patient care reporting system so that there are no deficiencies.
+ Performs direct patient care and implements patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner while administering medications and performing procedures consistent with EMT certification.
+ Participates in problem identification and patient care planning with direction from the Paramedic.
+ Transports non-critical patients and administers patient care in accordance with S-SV EMS and company Standards while demonstrating competent patient care.
**Job Requirements**
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ High School Graduate 6 months working as a EMT with anaccredited EMS agency or 6 monthsworking as a EMT with a fire departmentand 6 months of experience operatingemergency vehicles, upon hire or
+ High School GED, upon hire
+ Emergency Medical Technician: CA, upon hire and
+ Basic Life Support - CPR (Must be through the American Heart Association)
+ Driver's License: CA, upon hire and
+ Certified Ambulance Driver: CA, upon hire and
+ CDMC, upon hire
**Where You'll Work**
For more than 70 years, Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State, providing acute care and a full range of medical services. The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care, Stroke Care, Orthopedics, Neurological Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Care, Maternity Care, and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. It is the sole provider of obstetrical services, along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the area’s largest not-for-profit employers, we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health. Visit here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/mercy-redding) to learn more.
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**Pay Range**
$32.02 - $35.86 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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