Emergency Medical Technician

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is seeking an Emergency Medical Technician to join EMS team in Hickory County! CMH is made up of 34 primary and specialty clinics, 6 long-term care facilities and 1 residential care facility. Offering acute care, emergency services, ambulatory care, pharmacies, walk-in clinics, surgeries, addiction recovery, rehab therapies and more, CMH has its community covered!

About the department:

CMH Emergency Medical Services provides ambulance services to three counties in southwest

Missouri:

Polk, Hickory and St. Clair. Services include 9-1-1 emergency response and non-emergency medical transport. Ambulances are equipped with advanced medical life support for adult and pediatric patients. Ambulances are staffed by EMTs and paramedics who are licensed and certified to provide exceptional and compassionate care.

A typical day will include:

Utilizing equipment, supplies, and procedures appropriate to the ages of the patients served, including neonate, infant / pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations for the subsequent duties: Responds to emergency calls to provide treatment and care to patients of all ages Prepares and maintains ambulances, equipment, and inventory of supplies Assesses and determines scene safety, and/or utilizes community/organizational resources to assure scene safety Initiates advanced life support and makes an accurate initial assessment of patients' conditions Transports patients, utilizes other methods of transportation, or relinquishes patient care as per state guidelines and / or medical control Documents a complete assessment on each patient examined using understandable language and / or organization-approved abbreviations

Job Requirements:

Education:

Appropriate EMT training course

Experience:

1year of experience preferred

Skills:

Customer service, medical terminology, ability to remain professional and calm during high stress and crisis situations

Licensure/Certification:

Current Missouri Driver's License (Class E) is required, as well as an active Missouri EMT license The position is : Full-time 9am-9pm Benefits include: Competitive wage Annual merit increase No-cost health insurance option for employee Full suite of insurance benefits available for employee and family Early access to pay with on-demand PayActiv Employee assistance program Paid time off Increased matched savings to retirement plan Employee discounts Connect with us! See yourself at CMH and join in the fun: https://www.facebook.com/CMHRecruiting For more information about this opportunity, please contact Kelly Fender at 417-328-6251, or by email at kelly.fender@citizensmemorial.com .