The EMT is responsible for the safe transportation and Basic Life Support care of patients to and from medical facilities.
Requirements
- Highschool diploma or equivalent required
- Must have an acceptable VA - DMV Record.
- Must have current Certification in VA-EMT-Basic, EMT-Enhanced or EMT-Advanced, EVOC, and CPR.
- Prehospital or interfacility EMT transportation experience preferred
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sound reasoning ability
- Minimum age: 21
Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:
- Insurance package including health, dental, and vision
- Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
- Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
- Free onsite parking
- 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
- Shift and weekend differentials
- Flexible scheduling
- Clinical ladder career path program
- Shared governance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite child care
- Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Individualized orientation with dedicated preceptor
- Onsite credit union
- Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets
Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Skills Required
- Highschool diploma or equivalent
- Acceptable VA - DMV record
- Current VA-EMT-Basic certification (or EMT-Enhanced/EMT-Advanced)
- EVOC certification
- Current CPR certification
- Prehospital or interfacility EMT transportation experience
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Sound reasoning ability
- Minimum age 21
What We Do
Nestled in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Augusta Health is among the finest community hospitals in America. Our patients receive an exceptional level of care, reassured that their loved ones and visitors have many amenities available within the hospital so they can all be comfortable while staying close during difficult times. Augusta Health opened in 1994 to continue a tradition of personalized care with small-town hospitality that began more than 50 years with predecessor hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia. Today, our highly trained physicians and staff use state-of-the-art technology to provide superlative care with warmth and compassion.
