**Join Geisinger's Emergency Medical Technician Apprenticeship program, which provides paid, on-the-job training and free tuition for pursing a career as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)!!!!

JOB TITLE: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Apprentice

LOCATION: Danville

DEPARTMENT: Emergency Medical Services

WORK SCHEDULE: Days/ Nights

WORK TYPE: Full Time

JOB SUMMARY:

Performs safe transport of non emergent clients. Will receive on the job training for Medical Transport Driver and Emergency Medical Technician and required coursework for Emergency Medical Technician national certification.  Emergency Medical Technician job training to include performing team based care of the sick and injured and provides basic life support care to those requesting Emergency Medical Services response.

COMPENTENCIES AND SKILLS

Operate vehicle within PA DOT regulations.

Safe operation of transport-related equipment.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Minimum high school diploma or equivalent

Required Certifications or Licensures:

Current and valid driver’s license

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSCIAL DEMANDS

Sitting  45%            Walking  35%            Standing  20%

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC),located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.  GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics.  The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

About Geisinger

One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.

For more information, please contact Danielle Lowry at dnlowry@geisinger.edu.

SJTM