Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, AEMT to support York County.
Must currently be an AEMT to be considered for this position!
Schedule: 24-hour shifts
This position does require the availability to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
A pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
This position qualifies for a $2500.00 sign-on bonus with 1-year work commitment!
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates skills, competencies, and judgment necessary to provide patient care in any environment; using educational resources that are required or made available.
- Collaborates with PHRN and Paramedic to care for critically ill or injured patients in adherence with established protocols and standards of care; assessing online medical command or other resources when appropriate.
- Maintains and ensures adequate vehicle operation including proper fuel, fluid levels, lights, sirens, radio, cellular phone functioning. Works with Regional Medical Manager to ensure all mechanical deficiencies are corrected.
- Ensures patient and family confidentiality and dignity at all times.
- Adheres to the current uniform policy.
- Performs all assigned duties, including daily, weekly, monthly, or other duties assigned by the base site manager, including (but not limited to):
- Performs daily equipment check (vehicle, medications)
- Participates in shift report from off going crew
- Maintains clean patient environment as well as crew quarters
- Responds promptly and efficiently to all requests for service.
- Ensures safe operation of patient laden stretcher employing appropriate stretcher discipline at all times. Maintains safe loading, unloading, adjustment of head of stretcher, and stretcher movement.
- Completes all official documentation in a timely manner such as payroll, expense reports, orientation forms, etc.
- Adheres to rules for scheduling, including schedule requests, minimum time, and availability.
- Reflects a positive attitude to the customer in a high stress environment at all times, with a clear understanding of who the customer is.
- Demonstrates the ability to establish a rapport with customers; including the ability to create and sustain a positive relationship; regardless of circumstances, environment, or patient presentation.
- Reports injuries and completes the appropriate documentation, no matter how minor, to a supervisor in a timely manner.
- Reports for work well rested and fit for duty. Adhering to the drug and alcohol policy at all times. including prescription and/or over the counter medicine use.
- Maintains fitness for duty by adhering to all employee health requirements, including maximum weight, hearing conservation program, and required medical screenings.
- *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- *Performs other duties as assigned.
