Williamsport, PA, 17705, USA
1 day ago
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Wellsboro - Casual Opportunities
**Join Our Team as a Casual EMT at UPMC Wellsboro!** Are you ready for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? UPMC Wellsboro is seeking dedicated Casual EMTs to join our team. This role offers rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, with a strong emphasis on scheduling flexibility. **Why Choose UPMC?** At UPMC, we offer endless opportunities for career advancement and educational growth. **What We Offer:** + **Comprehensive Benefits:** Our benefits package is designed to care for your overall well-being. + **Career Growth:** Take advantage of our educational and career advancement opportunities. + **Supportive Team:** Join an amazing team of life changers and see where your career can take you. **Position Overview:** As an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at UPMC Wellsboro, you will provide transport and basic life support care in the pre-hospital setting. This includes wheelchair or stretcher van transports and ambulance transports for both non-emergency and emergency patients. **Key Responsibilities:** + Assist with restraining combative patients and provide emergency and non-emergency transport (local and long-distance). + Complete patient records and required state charts for all transports and transfers. Ensure legible narrative descriptions of patient conditions. + Operate emergency vehicles, ambulances, wheelchair vans, and passenger vans safely under routine and emergency conditions, following the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Vehicle Code and Department of Health regulations. + Perform automatic external defibrillation on patients when indicated in the pre-hospital setting. + Conduct daily vehicle/equipment checks and report maintenance issues. Complete necessary paperwork for vehicle checks, maintenance, and inventory documentation. + Communicate effectively with the Lycoming County Communications Center, Fire/EMS units using UHF, VHF, and cellular telephones. + Perform patient assessments and provide basic life support care for patients of all age groups, following established standards or policies for traumatic injuries or medical emergencies. + Support functions such as restocking and maintaining inventory of supplies and equipment, cleaning equipment, transporting equipment and specimens to diagnostic testing areas, and inter- and intra-departmental transport. + Provide pre-hospital transportation for emergency or non-emergency patients, locally, out of region, or out of state. Independently perform transports of special needs patients using the custodial care coach. **Join Us Today!** If you are looking to join an amazing team of life changers, look no further! Apply today and discover where your career can take you. _Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary at the time of hire based on their education, experience, and certifications._ High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Previous ambulance and/or hospital experience preferred. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + A valid Driver's License is required. + Certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required. + Certification of completion of a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health-approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) is required within 90 days of hire. + AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers EMT certification. CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. EMSVO preferred + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Driver's License + Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) OR Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic + Emergency Vehicle Operator + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**
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