LifeFlight Critical Care Ground Transport - Advanced EMT (AEMT) ** New Pay Rate **

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Organization: Critical Care Transport Job Summary: JOB SUMMARY Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within his/her full scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and LifeFlight's scope of practice.
Maintains compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care.
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POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Required High School Diploma/GED TN AEMT License KY EMT License (or in process) NREMT BLS Emergency Vehicle Operations Training and VFK training is required (Can be taken during the orientation period) PHTLS (required within first year of employment) Active Driver's License from state of residence NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800 Preferred One year of relevant AEMT experience (or equivalent) Position – Shift Sign on and relocation bonus eligible for new hires.
Full-Time Night Shift Three (3) 12-hour shifts per week Job Description KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Operates Vanderbilt Licensed ambulances while responding to emergent and non-emergent transports.
Administers prompt and efficient basic life support care within the limits of licensure or certification.
Conducts regular unit inventory and equipment testing to ensure all equipment is present, clean, and in proper working order.
Communicate/collaborates effectively to meet patient and team needs.
Performs and documents safe, efficient, and accurate transport dispatch information.
Assists with patient care and transfers to designated patient care areas within scope of practice.
Complete documentation of transports/patient care performed using Vanderbilt and Unit specific compliance policy.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Critical Thinking (Novice): Displays clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, and sound evidence in the successful completion of tasks and projects.
Demonstrates rational and disciplined thought as manifested in results.
Emergency Management (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate emergency management in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Drug Interactions (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of Drug Interactions in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Generally, works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
Additional Job Description PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS "Heavy Work" category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs.
of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs.
of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs.
of force continually to move objects.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Sitting: Remaining in seated position - Occasional Walking: Moving about on foot.
- Frequent Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
- Frequent Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another - Frequent Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device - Frequent Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms, or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
- Frequent Carrying over 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms, or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
- Occasional Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
- Frequent Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles - Occasional Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
- Occasional Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or maneuvering self, patient, and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces - Frequent Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
- Occasional Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
- Occasional Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
- Occasional Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
- Frequent Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand or hands.
- Frequent Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
- Frequent Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
- Frequent Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones, and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information - Continuous Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
- Continuous Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
- Continuous Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
- Continuous Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
- Frequent Climate: Ability to withstand exposure to atmospheric extremes including heat, cold, humidity, and barometric pressure changes.
- Occasional Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
- Occasional Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
- Frequent Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today.
This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.
These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.
Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.
Core Accountabilities: * Organizational Impact: Performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team's performance with minimal guidance.
* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Conducts research and analysis to solve some non-routine problems.
* Breadth of Knowledge: Applies broad job knowledge and has basic job skills in other areas.
* Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to less experienced team members.
Core Capabilities : Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
- Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
- Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
- Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
- Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
- Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications: LIC-Emergency Medical Technician Advanced - Licensure-Others Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 1 year Education: Graduate of an approved discipline specific program Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action.
EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled