Job Description

Description

Emergency Medical Technician - Emergency Department

AdventHealth Central Texas

Location Address: 2201 S Clear Creek Rd., Killeen, TX  76549

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Central Texas, Killeen, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
• Award winning facility with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally working with great individuals, part of a bigger team that continues to build a world-class culture where you become family.
• Extraordinary benefits to include tuition reimbursement and on-campus classes.
• Cost of living is 20 percent lower than the national average
• Largest school district in the area, with more than 50 elementary, middle, high school, and specialized campuses to choose from
• Surrounded close to Ft. Hood, Copperas Cove, to Belton and Lampasas with plenty of restaurants, shopping and other family fun events.
• Miles of scenic trails and parks available for recreational activity

You Will Be Responsible For:

•    Performs, properly documents and reports all procedures in accordance with departmental and hospital policy

•    Recognizes potential emergency/life threatening situations and notifies Nurse Leader or ED Provider

•    Demonstrates skill and judgement necessary to implement physician’s orders, procedures and protocols of care, and provide quality patient care

•    Remains flexible to changing systems, is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and treat staff, physicians, patients and families with consideration and respect

Qualifications

What You Will Need:

•    Current Texas certification EMT-Paramedic as appropriate

•    BLS (Basic Life Support) - upon hire

•    Skills to maintain an effective working relationship with health professionals and others to create an environment that is conducive to carrying out the mission of the facility

•    Skills to communicate (verbal and written) effectively to direct the overall professional nursing services in a manner which encourages the open exchange of ideas and information

Job Summary:

The ED Technician performs a wide variety of job duties during their shifts; promotes and restores patients’ health by collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members, providing emotional, physical and spiritual support to the patients and their families.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.