Transport EMT

We are searching for a Transport EMT– someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will perform a variety of routine and specialized patient care activities, as assigned, under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) or Respiratory Therapist (RRT). The Transport Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) will operate in a dual role acting as both an EMT transport team member and as a communication specialist in the Transport Center.   

Think you’ve got what it takes? 

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of an Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) required   
• BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support American Heart Association required   
• EMT - Emergency Medical Tech Texas Department of State Health Services required or   
• EMT-B - Emergency Medical Tech-Basic Texas Department of State Health Services required or   
• EMT-I - Emergency Medical Tech-Interm Texas Department of State Health Services required or   
• EMT-A - Advanced EMT Texas Department of State Health Services required or   
• EMT-P - Emergency Medical Tech-Parame Texas Department of State Health Services required or   
• LIC PAR - Lic-Paramedic Texas Department of State Health Services required 
• Dispatch skills highly preferred

Responsibilities:

• Provide patient care through policies, protocols and guidelines delegated by the RN or RRT within the EMT scope of practice   
• Provides high quality patient care and customer service   
• Obtain and document vital signs and physiological values using appropriate monitors. Respond appropriately to alarms and notify the RN of abnormal findings   
• Maintains confidentiality concerning patient/family issues and demonstrates sensitivity to information, ensuring privacy by understanding HIPPA laws as it pertains to health information   
• Ensures timely response to campus emergencies by rapid/accurate deployment of the code response team in the Transport Center  

About Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

To join our community of more than 15,000 dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.