Emt driver - aircare, ground transport

• Works as a driver and member of the Critical Care Transport teams, transferring patients between facilities
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle
• Maintains necessary certifications/licensures, skills, continuing education and complete competency checks as required
• Recognize and treat any medical condition with appropriate techniques, equipment, and knowledge of all State and Department Polices and Protocols
• Ensures that the ambulance is clean, washed, and kept in a neat and orderly condition each shift
• Determines that the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition by utilizing daily check-off sheets and reporting any known issues
• Ensures that the ambulance patient care area is clean, restocked, equipment in working order
• Must be capable of handling equipment challenges and failures without support of internal hospital resources
• Obtains necessary signatures and paperwork for each transport
• Thoroughly documents medical care and treatments of patients in the EHR
• Must maintain annual compliance in education related to specialty area and/or primary base location outside of typical Paramedic practice

• High school diploma or equivalency
• North Carolina EMT certification required
• 1 year experience driving emergency vehicles preferred
• BLS required
• Advocate Health approved driving course to be completed within 90 days of hire
• Must have valid driver's license and qualify as insurable by Advocate Health insurance carrier requirements for driving AirCare vehicles
• National Registry EMT
• Must not have any physical, emotional, or mental impairment to prevent them from riding, driving, or administering patient care in transport vehicles
• Heavy lifting required
• Good physical stamina and endurance are necessary
• Teammates must maintain fitness standards in accordance with the fitness of duty policy
• Must have an intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, and touch
• Finger dexterity, good motor, and eye-hand coordination required
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to include, but not limited to speaking English in good, understandable terms

1 year experience driving emergency vehicles preferred

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program