Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Pediatric Mobile Intensive Care Unit Operator

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Transport

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Preferred candidates will have previous MICU communications/operator experience, emergency medical services, dispatch, communications, or healthcare experience, along with the ability to work 24-hour shifts, weekends, and 5:00 PM or 7:00 PM shift starts.

Department : Emergency Room 
Schedule: Part- time, Weekend option

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Job Summary:

Assists the neonatal/pediatric transport team and maternal fetal medicine (MFM) transport team in a non-clinical support role by safety operating an ambulance and other emergency medical equipment.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safely operates ambulances in all aspects of patient transport. Adheres to department guidelines regarding safe vehicle operations. Demonstrates good judgement in navigating high risk road situations.
• Performs daily operation and stock checks of ambulances to ensure safe transport preparation. Reports any deficiencies to leadership.
• Works to maintain a clean ambulance fleet by washing vehicles and cleaning interior as needed and per department guidelines.
• Works as a team to ensure clean patient compartment in vehicle and clean patient care equipment. Disposes of trash and sharps from vehicles as needed.
• Stocks and maintains supplies and equipment in keeping with patient care needs and cost containment.
• Assists with delegated clerical duties such as answering telephone and relaying messages.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• Two years' experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with one year of emergency vehicle operation

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent lifting/moving of patients.
• Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent long distance driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Work Shift:

Weekend Shift (United States of America)

Employee

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Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.