LifeFlight Critical Care Ground Transport - EMT Basic; EMT-B

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Critical Care Transport

Are you passionate about providing specialized care to critically ill patients in a dynamic and cutting‑edge environment? Join our team at Life Flight's Critical Care Transport, where you will play a crucial role in delivering high‑quality care to patients in our state‑of‑the‑art ground ambulance.

The EMT provides appropriate, efficient, and timely interfacility transport while providing the necessary basic life support care of the sick and injured neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in accordance with hospital policies, local, state, and national standards of practice.

Required

• High School Diploma/GED
• TN EMT License
• Valid Driver's License from state of residence

Preferred

• 2 years of high volume 911 system experience
• NREMT
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) and VFK training
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, NRP (can be obtained on orientation)
• S.T.A.B.L.E (can be obtained on orientation)
• PHTLS (required within first year of employment)
• NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800
• Fundamentals Airway Class (can be obtained on orientation)

• Three (3) 12‑hour shifts per week
• Full‑Time Night Shift

As an EMT on our Life Flight Critical Care Transport team you will be part of a dedicated team providing advanced care to critically ill patients. Our team is comprised of EMT/AEMT, Critical Care Paramedic, and a Critical Care RN. Our fully functional critical care ground ambulance is equipped with essential tools for advanced care, including blood products, full monitoring with invasive hemodynamic values, specialized equipment such as Hamilton T1 ventilator, ISTAT, Medtronic pacemaker, High Flow Nasal Cannula, 8‑channel IV pump, a vast amount of medications, and knowledge to operate VAD, Impella, IABP (Inter Aortic Balloon Pump), and ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).

The CCT (Critical Care Transport) team operates a freightliner truck that seats up to 9 providers (including the driver) and one patient.

We believe highly skilled and specialized care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education, and research. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short‑Long term disability

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.

• Organizational Impact:
  Performs clearly defines tasks and methods described in detail to achieve standardized solutions that impact own performance with regular guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work:
  Follows a well established process to solve routine problems where solutions are clearly prescribed.
• Breadth of Knowledge:
  Has basic job knowledge of systems and procedures that are common to own job.
• Team Interaction:
  Individually contributes to the team.

• Delivering Excellent Services:
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