Emergency Medical Technician

Highlights of your role:

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) are medical professionals provide emergency life–saving services to patients who suffered from accidents like vehicle crashes, burns, street accidents, drug overdose, attempted suicides, gunshot wounds or heart attacks and/or strokes or childbirth and to transport them to medical facilities. At the emergency scene, EMTs immediately look after the patient’s condition. They obtain patient’s medical history and evaluate his present condition. Upon identifying the patient’s condition, they give proper emergency medical service adhering to proper rules, regulations and protocols and transport the patient to the medical facility, EMTs are under a paramedic’s or physician’s supervision. They report all observations and corresponding actions to the emergency department.  After delivery of the patient, they record the details of the trip, restore used supplies and recheck their equipment. They sanitize the ambulance after transport of a patient with a highly contagious disease. The EMT-Basic has skills to give patient care at the scene of the accident and transport them under the guidance of superior skilled personnel. The EMT-Basic also can evaluate the patient’s condition and to apply proper respiratory, heart and trauma care services. The EMT may administer medications orally or by injection when trained and obtain the variance. They can operate electrocardiograms (EKGs), and operate specialized equipment.

We invite you to join our team as we continue on our commitment of caring for generations.

Since 1915, LifeCare Medical Center has been dedicated to providing quality healthcare in our region.  At LifeCare Medical Center, we value every person and take our patient’s healthcare needs seriously.  Our employees are the foundation for our success.  We’ve fostered a collaborative environment centered around compassion, accountability, respect and excellence. At LifeCare, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a life changing career, within a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and respect. As the third largest employer in Roseau County, LifeCare Medical Center is continually looking for motivated, dedicated, and compassionate leaders who are passionate about delivering the best in healthcare services.  We are committed to our communities and take pride in our medical heritage.

Job Details:

Location: Roseau 
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: Varies
Hours: Varies
FTE: Part time 
Weekends: Yes
Holidays: Yes
*Pay Range: $19.70-$27.58

*It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees.

What you’ll get to do in this role:

Provides pre-hospital and intra-hospital basic life support care from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to a higher-level provider or the accepting medical facility maintaining thorough patient care documentation.

Obtains information from persons involved, examines victims, and determines nature, extent, or magnitude of illness or injury to establish emergency medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.

Communicates with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facility to obtain instructions regarding treatment and to arrange for reception of victims at medical treatment facilities.

Lifts, carries, and transports injured, sick or incapacitated persons from residential or accident scenes to medical facilities.

Administers prescribed prehospital treatment at site of emergency or in ambulances according to established protocols.

Stabilizes, immobilizes, lifts, and moves victims from scene of accident or catastrophe.

Operates a specially equipped emergency medical vehicle in an assigned geographic area to respond to accidents or catastrophes and to transport injured or ill persons to a medical facility.

Inspects specially equipped emergency vehicle, cleans equipment to insure its safe operation, and replenishes medical supplies, fuel, and fluids.

You’re an excellent fit, if you have:

successful completion of a DOT approved EMT course
current valid MN driver's license
MN EMT licensure
National Registry EMT Certification (NREMT-B)
Basic Life Support certification
knowledge of methods and techniques for providing on-site emergency medical services
ability to write simple correspondence or reports
knowledge of company protocols, operational procedures, and policies
ability to remain calm and problem solve
good interpersonal skills
excellent listening and communication skills 

Benefits statement:

LifeCare Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying employees.  Depending upon eligibility, we offer a variety of benefits including health, dental, and life insurance.  We also offer short and long-term disability, tuition assistance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and a generous time off package to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

LifeCare Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

Salary : $20 - $28