Join our team at American Fork City as a Full-Time EMT/Transport, where your passion for emergency medical aid can make a genuine impact. This onsite position allows you to be at the forefront of emergency transport medical services, engaging in critical life-saving situations and making a difference in our community. Earn competitive pay ranging from $17.11 to $25.67 per hour, reflecting your valuable skills and dedication to emergency medical care. As an EMT/Transport, you will work within a supportive environment that embraces forward-thinking practices while upholding our core values of integrity and longevity. Here, your expertise in emergency transport medicine will be utilized daily, offering you a rewarding career filled with excitement and purpose in American Fork.
Don't miss this chance to elevate your career in emergency medical services!
American Fork City's mission is to provide excellence in service to residents, visitors, and business community to foster a high quality of life.
As a Full-Time EMT/Transport at American Fork City, you will perform a variety of working-level technical duties aimed at protecting life and property. This includes providing critical care emergency medical aid and executing prevention duties that are vital to community safety. You will be responsible for maintaining medical equipment, apparatus, and facilities to ensure they are in optimal condition for emergency transport medical situations.
Your role will not only demand technical proficiency but also a compassionate approach to patient care, making it essential that you thrive in high-pressure environments and collaborate effectively with your team. This is your opportunity to be a crucial part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.
To thrive as a Full-Time EMT/Transport at American Fork City, a range of skills and qualifications are essential. Candidates must have graduated from high school or an equivalent program and completed EMT school, achieving NREMT licensure at the time of hire. A solid working knowledge of emergency medical techniques, procedures, and practices is crucial, as is understanding the uses and effects of medications administered to accident victims. Proficiency with rescue tools and ambulance service equipment is necessary, along with the ability to navigate the geographic area serviced. Successful candidates will exhibit strong interpersonal communication skills, enabling them to engage effectively with patients, supervisors, and fellow team members.
The ability to recognize and interpret vital signs is vital, as is the capacity to make critical, life-saving decisions rapidly under pressure. Working in demanding and traumatic situations while maintaining composure, alongside a valid Utah Driver's License, completes the profile for this essential role in emergency transport medical services.
Knowledge and skills required for the position are:
- Graduation from high school or equivalent AND successful completion of EMT school and NREMT licensure at time of hire or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Working knowledge of emergency medical techniques, procedures, and practices; uses and effects of a variety of medications and drugs utilized on accident victims; rescue tools and emergency equipment carried in an ambulance, firefighting methods and procedures; interpersonal communication skills; state code, regulations, and laws affecting firefighting and ambulance service.
- Skill in the use of ambulance service equipment.
- Ability to recognize and interpret vital signs of accident and illness victims; make critical life and death decisions quickly and accurately; work under extreme mental tension and pressures; work a variety of shifts for long hours; communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; effectively deal with demanding and traumatic situations; work in all weather conditions; develop effective working relationships with supervisors, medical professionals, fellow employees, and the public.
- Must possess a valid Utah Driver's License.
If you think this job aligns with your requirements, then submitting an application is simple. Good luck!
- We are not currently hiring, but we continuously collect resumes for future openings.
