Job Information
UPMC Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Williamsport - Full-Time & Casual Opportunities in Williamsport, Pennsylvania
UPMC Williamsport is seeking full-time and casual EMTs. This exciting opportunity offers rotating shifts and includes participation in a weekend and holiday rotation. Scheduling flexibility is strongly desired.
UPMC offers a premier benefits package, designed to care for your total well-being — physically, emotionally, and financially — paired with endless opportunities for career advancement and educational growth.
If you are looking to join an amazing team of life changers, look no further! Apply today and find out where your career can take you.
Qualified full-time EMTs are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus!
A two-year work commitment is required.
*Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary at the time of hire based on their education, experience, and certifications.
EMT Salary Range: $17.78 - $26.69
Senior EMT Salary Range: $18.21 - $27.36
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides transport and basic life support care in the pre-hospital setting including wheelchair or stretcher van transports and ambulance transports of non-emergency or emergency patients.
Responsibilities:
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) assists with restraining combative patients and provides emergency and non-emergency transport (both local and long-distance).
Complete patient records and required state charts on all transports and transfers performed. Complete a legible narrative description of the patient's condition.
Operate emergency vehicles, ambulances, wheelchair vans, and passenger vans under routine and emergency conditions in a safe, controlled manner following the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Vehicle Code and Department of Health.
Perform automatic external defibrillation on patients when indicated in the prehospital setting.
Perform daily vehicle/equipment checks and report maintenance problems. Complete paperwork required to record vehicle checks, maintenance, and inventory documentation.
Perform necessary communication with Lycoming County Communications Center, Fire/EMS units utilizing UHF, VHF, and cellular telephones.
Perform patient assessment and patient care at the basic life support level for patients of all age groups, including the initiation of prehospital care following established standards or policies for patients suffering from traumatic injuries or medical emergencies.
Perform support functions such as restocking and inventory maintenance of supplies and equipment, cleaning of equipment, transport of equipment, transport of specimens to diagnostic testing areas, and transport of equipment (inter- and intra-departmental).
Provide prehospital transportation of emergency or non-emergency patients, locally, out of region, or out of state. Independently perform transports of special needs patients utilizing the custodial care coach.
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Previous ambulance and/or hospital experience preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
A valid Driver's License is required.
Certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is required.
Certification of completion of a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health-approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) is required within 90 days of hire.
AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers
EMT certification.
CPR is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
EMSVO preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Driver's License
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) OR Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
Emergency Vehicle Operator
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran