Emergency Medical Technician

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Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is home to nearly 23,000 colleagues who make up our talented, vibrant, and diverse workforce.

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LVHN has been recognized among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. As a Magnet(tm) Hospital, we've been awarded five times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes. Additionally, our facilities have received 'A' grades in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, showcasing our commitment to teamwork, compassion, and cutting-edge technology, ensuring the best health care possible every day.

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Summary

As an emergency response medical professional, you will provide immediate medical care to victims of accidents, violence, and sudden illnesses such as cardiac arrests or strokes. You will deliver pre-hospital and intra-hospital advanced life support care from the moment you arrive on the scene until the patient’s care is transferred to the appropriate medical facility.

Job Duties

• Represent the ambulance service during public events, expositions, and provide ambulance standby services as needed.
• Document patient assessments and treatments using patient care charting software.
• Assist patients experiencing psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crises, offering appropriate medical, traumatic, and therapeutic services.
• Work as part of a two-member ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Operate advanced life support equipment such as bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, and electrocardiograms.
• Evaluate the nature and extent of injuries or illnesses to establish and prioritize medical procedures for stabilization, lifting, and transporting patients from scenes of incidents.
• Respond to dispatcher instructions, driving emergency vehicles safely and efficiently to designated locations.
• Administer medications via injection, intravenous procedures, or orally under medical direction.
• Communicate with medical personnel at treatment facilities regarding patient care instructions.
• Clean and decontaminate the ambulance following any transport or treatment of patients with infectious diseases and report cases to the relevant authorities.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift over 50 lbs., push or pull up to 140 lbs., and carry 80 lbs. over short distances. Frequent standing, walking, squatting, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and reaching overhead are required.

This job description is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the position. Management reserves the right to amend responsibilities as necessary to meet organizational needs. Additional responsibilities may be assigned depending on circumstances.

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other protected classes defined by law. Our personnel actions and programs are designed with this policy in mind.

Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases or any personnel within Lehigh Valley Health Network. We will not be responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.