Ground EMT

Overview

Join our team in Orlando, FL, as an EMT, where you'll provide critical Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS / ALS) to patients in emergency and non-emergency situations. This role involves responding to calls, performing patient assessments, delivering high-quality medical care, and safely transporting patients to medical facilities. You'll work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, operate and maintain emergency vehicles and equipment, and document patient care with precision.

If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a fast-paced environment, apply today to be part of a team dedicated to saving lives and setting the standard for exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

Provides Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS / ALS), including medical evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of critically ill or injured patients. Responds to both emergency and non-emergency situations involving potential loss of life or serious injury. Assumes leadership in patient care management at pre-hospital or in-hospital emergency scenes and provides training and guidance to less experienced personnel.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Administer prompt and efficient Advanced Life Support to critically ill or injured individuals, utilizing a full range of basic and advanced techniques.
• Assess and identify medical emergencies, formulating accurate and reasonable differential diagnoses.
• Perform thorough and critical physical examinations.
• Anticipate and address potentially life-threatening conditions, implementing emergency interventions as necessary to preserve life.
• Address both medical and emotional needs of patients to minimize mortality and morbidity.
• Deliver high-quality patient care in alignment with Air Methods standards.
• Complete detailed reports documenting patient information and care, including the nature of the emergency, past medical history, treatment provided, diagnosis, disposition, and billing-relevant data.
• Maintain effective communication with physicians to relay patient status and obtain treatment orders. Follow standard written protocols when a physician is unavailable.
• Transport patients to medical facilities, working collaboratively with Advanced Life Support providers during transit.
• Operate emergency vehicles responsibly and safely under all conditions.
• Clean, maintain, and ensure the readiness of equipment and vehicles.
• Accurately complete administrative forms and statistics related to patient care.
• Comply with standard operating policies and procedures as interpreted by Air Methods leadership.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Regular attendance in accordance with company policies is required.

Travel :

This role may require travel as necessary. Regular attendance is an essential function of the position in accordance with Air Methods' policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential function effectively. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, as required by law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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Minimum pay

USD $35,125.00 / Yr.

Maximum Pay

USD $50,875.00 / Yr.

Benefits

For more information on our industry-leading benefits, please visit our benefits page here.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)