EMT ED Per Diem Varied

Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you�ll benefit from:

�A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home
�A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs
�A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals

Position Overview:
Provides patient care within scope of practice and knowledge of department policy, procedure and job description Correctly prioritizes tasks and orders completing them within 20 minutes
Provides self-directed assistance to team members. Gives and takes direction effectively
All documentation is complete legible, correct and current
Cleans and prepares treatment areas between patients
Assures supplies and equipment is in correct working order
Identifies and intervenes on issues of patient, visitor and staff safety
Keeps families informed appropriately
Complaints are investigated and reported
Takes and gives direction effectively
Communicates problems appropriately in the correct forum
Attends staff meetings, reads email and other key documents and responds to inquiries promptly
Has department project, gives 2 department specific in-services/year and attends 12
Accepts professional responsibility and accountability for professional actions
Uses critical thinking skills in daily practice
Promotes teamwork by participating with the healthcare team and communicates appropriately and effectively.
Assumes responsibilities of Unit Coordinator when UC not on duty.

Position Qualifications:
Physical Demands
Assists with lifting and moving patients
Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs.)
Occasional prolonged standing/walking
Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment
Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching
Working Conditions
Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances
May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases
Regularly exposed to risk of blood borne diseases
Occasional exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness)
Handles emergency or crisis situations
Performs emergency care
Minimum Education/Certification
High School or equivalent
Current EMT certification
Current BLS certification

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.