This role provides hospital-based Basic, Advanced, and Specialized Life Support treatment and transportation in both emergency and non-emergency settings. The position also involves providing training and educational reinforcement for ED Tech I staff as directed by management.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Virginia or NC State EMT-Paramedic certification and have required experience in Phlebotomy, NIH Stroke Scale, Physical Assessment, IV Access, and Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation. A minimum of two years of experience as a paramedic or as a Sentara ED Tech with an EMT-P is mandatory.
professional certificatePhlebotomyBasic Life SupportCardiac Rhythm InterpretationPhysical AssessmentClinical CompetenciesAdvanced Life SupportIV AccessNIH Stroke ScaleHospital OrientationEMT-Paramedic CertificationSpecialized Life SupportSTEMI RecognitionNSTEMI Recognition
Job description
City/State Harrisonburg, VA Work Shift Rotating Overview
ED
Tech
II/Monitor
Tech
Resource
Pool: Flexible Work Schedule, Self-Scheduling, Premium Pay, and Resource Pool Differential Provides hospital based Basic, Advanced, and Specialized Life Support treatment and transportation in the non-emergency and emergency setting. Provides training and educational reinforcement for ED Tech I staff as assigned by management. Reports to Emergency Department Clinical Manager. Must complete clinical competencies and hospital based orientation on all equipment and procedures required to provide Critical Emergency Level Care. Must attend ongoing training updates annually. Must reside within 75 miles and 90 minutes of two hospitals in the
Northern
Virginia or
Blue
Ridge region: Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA; Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA; and Sentara Martha Jefferson in Charlottesville, VA. Certification/Licensure Virginia or NC State EMT-Paramedic certification is required. Experience Experience in
Phlebotomy,
NIH
Stroke
Scale,
Physical
Assessment,
IV
Access: Peripheral, IO, Splinting, Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation including recognition of STEM/NSTEMI, is required. Two (2) years experience as a paramedic, actively affiliated with an EMS agency and in good standing, two (2) years as a paramedic affiliated with an agency and left in good standing, or two (2) years experience as a Sentara ED Tech with their EMT-P in good standing or left in good standing. .
Benefits
Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Benefits
Life Insurance
Sick Leave
Medical
Dental
Paid Time Off
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Pet Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Vision plans
Annual discretionary bonus
Adoption
Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Critical Illness plans
401k/403B with Employer Match
Student Debt Pay Down
Reimbursement for certifications
Free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Legal Resources Plan
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met Sentara RMH Medical Center, a Magnet designated hospital located in Harrisonburg VA, serves a seven-county area with a population of 218,000 residents, employing 2600 locals. The 238-bed community hospital has been serving Harrisonburg, Rockingham County and surrounding areas since 1912, then partnered with the Sentara Health System in May of 2011. Sentara RMH features the RMH Hahn Cancer Center, a state-of-the-art center equipped with the latest cancer fighting technologies available in the nation administrating more than 18,000 cancer treatments. With 1800 delivered babies, 60,000 emergency patients and 21,000 surgical procedures, Sentara has a position for you. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community. Our Caring Workplace Environment
A Caring Commitment serving our community for 100+ years
Free and convenient parking
Collaboration and shared governance
CMS 5-Star and Magnet designated hospital
EAP – 24 x 7 Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!
