Emergency Technician

Job Description Summary

Responsible for patient assessment, stabilization, and preparation for transport of ill and injured patients.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000145 CHE - GITI Tire (CMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-19

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Responsible for patient assessment, stabilization, and preparation for transport of ill and injured patients.

• Assesses the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritize care.
• Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured person.
• Remain calm in stressful situations to quickly gather facts, evaluate situations, draw conclusions, develop plan of care, and act.
• Provides compassionate, responsive, and accurate patient care.
• Document patient health information per clinic policy.
• Notify Giti Tire Department leaders and EHS Department per clinic policy regarding Workman’s Compensation injuries and clinic recommendations for patients to leave.
• Coordinate transport with emergency medical teams or police or fire department personnel when needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbal. Elevated level of people skills to ensure appropriate communication with manager, co-workers, hospital personnel, Giti Tire departments/management team, and outside resources. Ability to apply critical thinking skills to all situations.
• Checking, restocking, inventorying, and cleaning any equipment operated by the clinic.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Assure that all certifications, licenses, and registrations are up to date.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements: Education: A high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Experience: One year of patient care work experience in a health care facility, Certified Nursing Assistant, EMT or Paramedic certification, Bachelor’s Degree or enrollment in a healthcare related program with successful completion of a Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or Nursing Fundamentals course at an accredited institution or equivalent training preferred. Credentials: Basic Life Support required within 2 weeks of hire. Thereafter, must maintain Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

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