Sobering Center EMT

Role and Responsibilities

As an EMT on our team, you will play a vital role in assisting clients in their journey towards recovery. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate care, support, and to monitor individuals who have been engaged in public intoxication. Your primary objective will be to monitor clients as they are sobering up in a safe and secure environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Perform triage to ensure patients meet eligibility criteria.

· Provide clinical oversight of a patient’s medical care during intake and throughout their stay.

· Follow medical protocols as established by St Vincent de Paul Medical Director.

· Assist in de-escalating individuals during intake and throughout their stay.

· Focus on a client’s strengths and attend to the overall health and wellness of a client with mental health issues or addiction.

· Maintain documentation with charting.

· Documentation of interactions with patients

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

· High School Diploma or GED.

· Iowa Driver’s License

· EMT State Certification with the State of Iowa

· Current Basic Life Support CPR Certified

· 1 Year EMT experience

· Mandatory Reporter for Adult

ABILITIES

· Advanced Computer Skills

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a fast-paced environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and Microsoft products.

Physical Demands

· Ability to assist clients transferring from standing to lying and from lying to sitting and standing positions.

· Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue.

· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is required to sit, bend or crouch. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may occasionally move 100 pounds (with assistance).

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 – 24 per week

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Rotating shift
• Rotating weekends

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Des Moines, IA (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Des Moines, IA: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22