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Critical Care Transport EMT – PRN

Port Saint Lucie, FL, US


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req#: 278761
Location: Port Saint Lucie, FL

Facilities: CC Tradition Hospital,

Professional Area: Allied Health

Department: 4100 CCC Advanced Life Support-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code: 001096

Schedule: PRN

Shift: Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Critical Care Transport EMT  

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.    

Cleveland Clinic's Critical Care Transport (CCT) team is recognized as a world leader in transporting critical patients anywhere around the globe. The CCT team is an expert team of critical care providers available 24/7 to transport critically ill and injured patients of all ages. By initiating tertiary care during transfer, outcomes are often improved for many critically ill patients. 

A caregiver in this PRN position works days/evenings/nights/weekends between 12:00am – 11:30pm.  PRN MUST COMMIT TO WORKING 48 HOURS EVERY 6 WEEKS.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Perform all basic and life support skills as prescribed by the State of Florida and the Medical Director.  

  • Assume responsibility and primary accountability for the safe operation of the designated emergency response vehicle.  

  • Assist in patient care and transport as directed.  

  • Work collaboratively with members of the team to provide essential emergency response services. 

  • Respond safely and without delay to calls for emergency assistance. 

  • Report on time to scheduled obligations. 

  • Operate emergency vehicles safely and in accordance with department policy and procedures. 

  • Perform daily vehicle safety and readiness checks, reporting any actual and potential hazards. 

  • Provide care and communication suitable for appropriate age-specific care. Neonatal (0 – 28 days); Pediatric (29 days – 12 years); Adolescent (13 – 18 years); Adult (19 – 74 years); Geriatric (75+ years). 

  • Conduct point-of-care laboratory testing as part of patient care and participate in requisite point-of-care testing maintenance procedures to comply with regulatory standards of the College of American Pathologists or other bodies as applicable. 

  • Report pertinent observations regarding patients to the appropriate person. 

  • Assist other emergency response agencies in securing patients for treatment/transport as needed. 

  • Function as an advocate for the patient and their family by supplying and interpreting information, supporting decisions and facilitating communication. 

  • Maintain the specific confidentiality issues of the patient. 

  • Be responsible for completing all required departmental continuing education annually. 

  • Perform daily and monthly checks to ensure continuous readiness for state inspection. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Graduate of an accredited basic EMT program. 

  • Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the State of Florida.  

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider certification.  

  • Operation of emergency vehicles (EVOC) with 8 hours of driving and 8 hours of lecture time.  

  • Current valid driver’s license (VDL) and insurable through Cleveland Clinic’s liability center. 

  • EVOC certificate.  

  • Ability to use related clinical equipment, communications equipment and the electronic patient care report system.  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Two years of experience driving emergency vehicles as an EMT.  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  

Physical Requirements:

  • The physical requirements of this position are; the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
  • The employee frequently is required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • The employee must regularly lift and/or move various weights up to and exceeding 25 pounds, pursuant to safely ambulating patients as needed.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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