Emergency Medical Technician, Per Diem
About this role
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AdministratorVassar College is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications of a posting. If you need to request an accommodation to fully participate in the search process, please contact [email protected].
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Emergency Medical Services employee provides medical care to ill or injured Vassar College students, staff and faculty in a college health setting, as well as renders basic first aid to ill or injured campus visitors in collaboration with Vassar College Health Service. This position also provides clinical support to the Vassar College EMS organization in order to deliver high quality and efficient emergency medical care to the Vassar College community. The employee will work under the administrative supervision of the EMS Supervisor and the clinical supervision of the Director of Health Service and the Supervising Physician.
Responsibilities:
Assessment and treatment of routine, urgent and emergent medical and mental health care concerns as per NYS EMT protocol and Vassar College policies and under the guidance of a Vassar College Health Service provider.
Perform CLIA waived testing including but not limited to: flu, strep, rapid COVID, and urine dips under the clinical direction and training of a Vassar College Health Service provider.
Support Health Service after hours by conducting outreach to patients either virtually or in-person.
Assist with medical records management and compliance by reviewing and validating medical documents including, but not limited to vaccination records and newly enrolled student medical entry forms.
Provide welfare checks with Campus Safety officers for at risk students who may be identified by Health Services, Counseling Services, Case Management, or others.
Provide emergency medical response support during select campus events.
Provide first aid care for worker’s compensation injuries and initiate documentation process and notification of appropriate personnel.
Perform contact tracing for infectious diseases such as COVID-19 when indicated.
Serve as clinical support for Vassar College emergency medical services organization during emergency medical calls.
Attend any mandatory training and/or Quality Improvement committee meetings.
Maintain necessary emergency response equipment, inventory and supplies.
Complete routine AED and CPR station checks and maintain inventory.
Follow all regulations regarding OSHA and hazardous waste disposal.
Follow all HIPAA privacy and confidentiality guidelines.
Monitor and respond to the Health Service email account.
Perform other duties as deemed necessary and assigned by Health Service staff members to support the departmental operations.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
Valid NYS Emergency Medical Technician license
Current BLS CPR certification
Minimum 3 years of experience in a commercial or volunteer agency
Current NYS driver’s license
Ability to work independently
Strong leadership skills
Strong communication and documentation skills
Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities
National Incident Management System courses: ICS-100, 200 and 700
Compensation: $22.00 per hour.
Company at a glance
Formerly the Vassar College Art Gallery, we were the first art museum at a college or university that was part of the institution’s original plan. Today, the Loeb’s permanent collection includes over 22,000 works, comprised of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, textiles, and glass and ceramic wares. We strive to be a catalyst for scholarly, creative, and social justice work by Vassar students and others. Our undertakings reflect a commitment to broaden, and amplify, the voices represented in the museum setting, and to ensure that the Loeb’s programs and practices have a positive impact on our communities.
IMPACT STATEMENT
By engaging with the Loeb’s collections and programs, individuals build capacity to make meaningful connections—intellectual, creative, emotional—through the visual arts across time, place, and cultures.
COMMITMENT TO DEAI
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College commits to Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion as core values across its culture, systems, and practices. We pledge to allocate resources (human and financial) to create and sustain a museum culture and program in which difference is celebrated. The Loeb can best serve its communities by examining critically its own history and systemic biases, and working continually to resist discrimination and present a variety of narratives. A fundamental shift in institutional ethos toward equity and inclusion enhances the Loeb’s mission to support the goals of the college.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is to enhance and support the College’s goals of leadership, scholarship, and integrative learning. The Loeb achieves this through the preservation, documentation, interpretation, presentation, and development of its collections; and through a dynamic program of temporary exhibitions and educational activities aimed at diverse audiences.
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