The AEMT provides appropriate, efficient and timely intra facility transport and providing the necessary basic life support care of the sick and injured neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in accordance with hospital policies, local, state, and national standards of practice.


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.
• Performs and documents safe, efficient and accurate transport dispatch information.
• Assists with patient care and transfers to VCH in designated patient care areas within scope of practice.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Position Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience
  
  Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
  • Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Required)
  • TN Driver's License (Required) F endorsement

Preferred:

• Pediatric/NICU experience
• Licensed Advanced Emergency Medical Technician KY

Position Shift:

• 7:00 pm-7:00 am/3 Shifts a week

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Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 1 year relevant experience

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):

• Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Required
• TN Driver's License Required

Preferred:

• Emergency Medical Technician KY

Additional Qualification Information:

• BLS RequiredVanessa K Free (within 1 week of hire)Emergency Vehicle Operator (within 30 days of hire)

Additional Qualification Information:


• *1 year Current TN AEMT licensure and 1 year of relevant experience (or equivalent). (Required)*Licensed Emergency Medical Technician (Required)*TN Driver's License (Required)*CPR Certification, STABLE or NRP within 6 months of hire date.Vanessa K Free (within 1 week of hire)Emergency Vehicle Operator (within 30 days of hire)


Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:


• Medium Work category requiring exertion up to 50lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 20 of force frequently and/or up to 10 of force continually to move objects.


Movement


• Occasional: Crawling:Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
• Occasional: Carrying over 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
• Occasional: 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: 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: Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving.
• Occasional: Walking: Moving about on foot.
• Occasional: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
• Occasional: 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
• Occasional: Carrying under 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.
• 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
• Occasional: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
• Occasional: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
• Occasional: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
• Occasional: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.


Sensory


• Occasional: Taste: Ability to detect quality, texture, consistency and taste of prepared foods/quality control.
• Occasional: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
• Occasional: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
• Occasional: 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.
• Occasional: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
• Occasional: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.


Environmental Conditions