Transport EMT; TRH

Position

Transport EMT (TRH) at Beacon Health System.

Reports to the Director of Transport or designee. Under the supervision of the Medical Director, performs EMT procedures approved by the Advanced Life Support Committee and serves as a member of the Beacon Health System Transport Team.

• MISSION:
  We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES:
  Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS:
  Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

• Functions as a member of the Beacon Health System Transport Team, managing patients with conditions including obstructed airways, asthma, pulmonary diseases, diabetic emergencies, major trauma, meningitis, infectious diseases, dehydration, respiratory distress, near drowning, asphyxia, poisoning, cardiac diseases and RSV/pneumonia.
• Applies in-depth knowledge base in emergency, critical care, and clinical skills to perform patient assessment and stabilization.
• Collaborates with other associates to formulate a plan of care related to identifying patient problems and desired outcomes of transport, as well as potential emergency situations.
• Establishes and maintains a safe and therapeutic environment in which to provide optimum care and transport, anticipating and appropriately managing risks.
• Operates two‑way radio transmission in ambulance and GPS mapping system.
• Maintains current contact numbers, door codes, and updated routes to floors at referral hospitals; updates printed maps to referral locations in driver’s map book.
• Administers oxygen as needed utilizing appropriate equipment for the age, size, and medical condition of the patient.
• Performs endotracheal, nasopharyngeal, and oropharyngeal suctioning.
• Monitors and documents the patient’s status—including assessment, vital signs, hydration status, IV fluids, level of consciousness, relevant patient history, changes in conditions, care provided, responses to care and other important clinical parameters—on the medical record.
• Provides, within the bounds of privacy policies and HIPAA, follow‑up to requesting agencies regarding patient status.
• Evaluates new equipment and provides input.
• Participates in the daily inspection, care, and maintenance of equipment and ambulance, including restocking, checking expiration dates, ordering supplies, cleaning, and arranging for repair of all damaged equipment to ensure safety of team, patients, family and public.
• Maintains forms and daily logs for equipment and daily checks.
• Completes documentation, assessment, and treatment during transports.
• May be assigned to wheelchair van shifts as needed.
• Assists with patient care and other procedures as requested by nurse, paramedic or physician.
• Provides support for traumas and codes as needed in other departments.
• Transports patients to other departments in the hospital.
• Completes other job‑related duties and projects as assigned.

• Active EMT certification in Indiana and Michigan.
• Completes skills validations as required for the Beacon Health System Transport Team.
• Completes and maintains Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) certification.
• Completes competencies, safety education, CBL’s (Computer Based Leaning), and other mandatory educational sessions as directed by the Program Director, Operations Manager, Educator or Medical Director.
• Demonstrates knowledge of ambulance and transport equipment, including the analytical skills needed to modify equipment to meet individual patient needs.
• Demonstrates base knowledge, transport protocol competencies, and critical thinking skills in the care and decision making for transported patients.
• Requires meticulous adherence to sterile techniques and universal precautions.
• Demonstrates the guest relations and interpersonal skills necessary to interact tactfully and effectively with physicians, nursing staff, other EMS personnel, respiratory therapists, patients, family members and personnel from other hospitals and agencies.
• Demonstrates the communication skills (both verbal and written) necessary to communicate in a clear and concise manner and report appropriate information needed by other…