Job Description

About the Position

As an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), you will play an important role in fulfilling our mission to provide medically necessary, evidence-based, and integrated health care to patients going through the judicial system. We are engaged, lifelong learners who believe in a culture of collaboration, communication, and a team approach to quality patient care. This is a unique environment for learning and implementing a diverse set of medical skills.

If you are enthusiastic about helping others and have compassion for those in need of medical care, consider joining our incredible team!

About Us

Correctional Health Services (CHS) is an industry-leading healthcare organization for the incarcerated population, providing medical, dental, mental health, psychiatric care, and substance abuse treatment (i.e., Medication Assisted Treatment, and Opioid Treatment Program). Our department\'s culture promotes collaboration, continuous training, and flexibility. We challenge our team to spearhead initiatives, break down barriers, and advance their expertise.

Proud to Offer

• Join a dynamic and diverse team

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Work with a wide array of tools and technologies

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System

• Paid vacation, sick time, and paid parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

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We Require

• Completion of an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program meeting the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) requirements and pass the national registry of EMT (NREMT) exam

• Valid Arizona EMCT license upon hire

• Experience in skilled care, acute care, primary care physician practice, prehospital, or hospital emergency medical care

We Also Value

• Experience in a correctional or detention setting

Job Contributions

• Assist in providing basic emergency medical care during medical emergencies in a detention setting

• Operate under the current scope of practice of the medical direction protocols for emergency medical care technicians

• Administer, monitor, and assist patients with the self-administration of medications through their administrative medical director\'s delegated authority

• Gather patient vital signs, obtain specimens, perform ordered treatments, and apply dressings

• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to monitor patients

• Recognize and document the signs and symptoms of medical needs warranting additional professional expertise and notifying the appropriate medical staff of changes in the patient\'s condition, reaction to medications or treatments, and of other significant incidents

Working Conditions

• Ability to work inside a jail environment, consisting of working near inmates and other staff and indoors in a confined area

• Ability to respond to emergencies

• Ability to get on the floor to perform CPR/chest compressions, push medical equipment, climb stairs, and lift patients on a gurney

• Will be assigned to various clinical locations in the Phoenix area within a 5-mile radius

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

REF: JR6524

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