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Organization:

Critical Care Transport

Job Summary:

Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within his/her full scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and LifeFlight's scope of practice. Maintains compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care.

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POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• High School Diploma/GED
• TN AEMT License
• KY EMT License (or in process)
• NREMT
• BLS
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Training and VFK training is required (Can be taken during the orientation period)
• PHTLS (required within first year of employment)
• Active Driver's License from state of residence
• NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800

Preferred

• One year of relevant AEMT experience (or equivalent)

Position Hours: Three (3) 12-hour shifts per week, night shift

Department Summary: Vanderbilt LifeFlight's Ground EMS started with a single ambulance in the fall of 2011, and after several expansions now includes a fleet of 21 Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipped ground ambulances operating from four locations in the Middle Tennessee area: Nashville, Wilson County (Lebanon), Coffee County (Tullahoma) and Montgomery County (Clarksville). These ambulances predominantly focus on interfacility transfers and discharges from Vanderbilt affiliated medical facilities, with the ability to also support non-Vanderbilt facilities ambulances.

Sign-On Bonus Requirements: The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

Sign on and relocation bonus eligible for new hires.

Job Description

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.
• Communicate/collaborates effectively to meet patient and team needs.
• Performs and documents safe, efficient, and accurate transport dispatch information.
• Assists with patient care and transfers to designated patient care areas within scope of practice.
• Complete documentation of transports/patient care performed using Vanderbilt and Unit specific compliance policy.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Critical Thinking (Novice): Displays clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, and sound evidence in the successful completion of tasks and projects.
• Demonstrates rational and disciplined thought as manifested in results.
• Emergency Management (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate emergency management in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Drug Interactions (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate knowledge of Drug Interactions in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Generally, works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Additional Job Description

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
"Heavy Work" category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/