EMT, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Services ​/ EMS

Job Details

Job Location:

HUGO, CO 80821 Salary Range: $17.36 - $21.00 Hourly Job Shift: Any

Under the Lincon Health Transport Service, the ideal Emergency Medical Technician Basic (“incumbent”) will perform duties associated with providing rescue services and emergency medical care to the sick and injured in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Lincoln Health Transport Service policies

Lincoln Health is a 15-bed Critical Access Hospital co-located with 22-bed Long Term Care Unit. The facility employs 150-200 employees.

The incumbent must possess and apply knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties of an emergency medical technician and rescuer, in a dignified and compassionate manner, including:

• Responding to emergency and non-emergency calls calmly, efficiently and promptly;
• Administering basic life support and assists with advanced life support to patients at the scene, en route to the hospital, in a pre-hospital setting, and in the hospital emergency room setting in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and standards;
• Assessing the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed;
• Rescuing and extricating victims of accidents, sudden illness or entrapment using proper rescue and medical techniques;
• Treating patients at the scene, en route to the hospital, in a pre-hospital setting, and in the emergency room setting in accordance with federal, state, local, laws, regulations, and standards;
• Communicating with professional medical personnel and treatment facilities to obtain instructions regarding further treatment and/or to arrange reception of patients to the appropriate center;
• Maintaining order at scenes, including crowd disbursement and restraint of family and friends; and
• Completing patient care forms, insurance forms, evaluation forms, and all other forms in a competent and timely fashion.

The incumbent must perform all job responsibilities in a manner that protects patient privacy:

The incumbent is expected to protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with the Hospital’s privacy policies, procedures, and practices, as required by federal [and state] law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a health care provider. Failure to comply with the Company’s Policies and Procedures on patient privacy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or of membership or association with Lincoln Health Transport Service.

The incumbent may access protected health information and other patient information only to the extent that is necessary to complete your job duties. The incumbent may only share such information with those who have a need to know the specific patient information you have in your possession to complete their job responsibilities related to treatment, payment or other Hospital operations.

The incumbent is encouraged and expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding the Hospital’s Policies and Procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of that Policy to the designated Privacy Officer.

The incumbent is expected to actively participate in Hospital privacy training and is required to communicate privacy Policy information to coworkers, students, patients and others in accordance with Hospital Policy.

• Responding to instructions from a dispatcher and driving and operating specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe and controlled speed, in accordance with federal, state, local law, regulations and standards;
• Assuring that vehicles are in good working condition at all times, are properly maintained and stocked, have all necessary equipment and this equipment is in good working order at all times;
• Cleaning, organizing and restocking vehicles in a ready condition after each transport;
• Receiving requests for emergency and non-emergency ambulance service…