Emergency Medical Technician - HART Program

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Emergency Medical Technician - HART Program

Salary

$27.00 Hourly

Location

Houston, TX

Job Type

Regular Full-time

Job Number

14131

Department

Public Health Services

Division

Community Health & Violence Prevention Services

Opening Date

04/01/2025

Closing Date

6/1/2025 11:59 PM Central

Max Number of Applicants

150

Position Description

Harris County’s Holistic Assistance Response Team (HART) is moving all program operations to Harris County Public Health (HCPH). This transition enables a strong and sustained approach to alternative 911 response in Harris County. HART will now be able to leverage additional Harris County health service partners, thereby leading to improved outcomes for community members. Join HART today and help build a safer, healthier Harris County.

About Harris County Public Health:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) includes a network of more than 1,100 public health professionals working together to improve health outcomes for the third most populous county in the United States. HCPH provides a multitude of services such as medical and dental services, community programming, and health education for the approximately 2.3 million people in unincorporated Harris County. Through its core values of innovation, engagement, and health equity, HCPH strives to bring meaningful solutions to public health issues while keeping Harris County healthy and vibrant.

Position Overview:
Under the direction of the HART Medical Director and supervision of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Field Supervisor, the HART EMT works in partnership with the HART Crisis Intervention Specialist (CIS) to form the Response Team. The HART EMT responds to non-emergent social welfare, physical, mental, and/or behavioral health calls by ensuring community member (patient) stabilization, assess injuries and illnesses, provide basic life support. The HART EMT provides support to and may assist the CIS to safely and actively engaging community members in non-enforcement strategies and tactics such as de-escalation, harm reduction, and trauma informed care. The HART EMT will make informed decisions related to best practices in a medical situation, crisis, referrals, crisis counseling, and determine the need for immediate transportation to needed services.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Respond to calls for non-emergency community care services via Mobile Computer Terminal (MCT) or radio.

  • Assess a patient’s condition and determine if the patient is stable or requires EMS
    assistance and report assessment findings to the on scene behavioral health specialist.

  • Provide first-aid treatment and/or basic life support to patients

  • Clearly explain procedures to patients and relay information to other responders.

  • Transfer patients to designated community care facilities or EMS.

  • Work with a behavioral health specialist/social worker to refer patients to community
    based resources in an effort to keep them out of the hospitals and criminal justice
    system.

  • Document medical care given to patients in a prompt and effective manner.

  • Inventory, replace, and sterilize supplies and equipment after use.

  • Maintain and clean service vehicle and station locations daily. 

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Requirements

Education:

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience:

  • At least two (2) years of experience in Emergency Medical Services

  • At least two (2) years of experience in mental health services field

 Licensures:

  • Current Texas Driver's License (upon hire)

  • Current Texas EMT License

  • Current BLS License

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and foster teamwork in a diverse environment

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information

  • Ability to work well with public and staff members

  • Must use your personal mobile device for our Multi-factor Authentication process

 Core Competencies:

Organizational Leadership

  • Understands the organizational mission

  • Understands ethics and public good; is concerned with public trust

  • Demonstrates respect for the opinions and beliefs of others

 Collaboration

  • Contributes to an inclusive workplace where equity, diversity, inclusion, and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission

  • Demonstrates a sense of responsibility for the success of the group

  • Collaborates with others to improve quality and address needs

 Innovation

  • Ability to adapt to change

 Interpersonal Abilities/Personal Characteristics

  • Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect

  • Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner

  • Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses

  • Uses sound judgment

  • Self-motivated

  • Organizes and maintains work environment to allow for maximum productivity

 Communication

  • Communicates clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing


NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Preferences

  • Bilingual (Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi)

 

General Information

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

  • Full Time | Regular

  • Typical working hours may fall between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM, but specific days and times are subject to change based on the needs of the community and the division. The role requires availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed, to support community engagement events and other work-related activities.

 Work Environment:

  • This position involves both a professional office environment and field-based responsibilities. It requires flexibility, adaptability and a balance between office work and outdoor activities with the potential for varying weather conditions. 

 Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to lift up to 50lbs, have the ability to stand, bend, and or sit for extended periods of time. 

 Work Location:

  • Harris County Public Health: Community Health & Violence Prevention Division

  • 1111 Fannin St. Houston, Texas. 77002.

 

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

BENEFITS
Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
 
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:
  • Medical Coverage
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
  • Wellness Plan
  • Life Insurance 
  • Long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
    • Accrual rates increase based on years of service
  • Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
  • Healthcare Reimbursement Account
  • 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:
  • Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
  • Flexible schedule (varies by department)
  • Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
 
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:

01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position? Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.
  • High School or GED diploma
  • Associate Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree or higher
  • None of the above
02
Do you have at least 2 years of experience in an Emergency Medical Services field? Qualifying information must be documented in the Work Experience section of your application.
  • Yes
  • No
03
Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience working in Emergency Medical Services field. Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
04
Do you have at least 2 years of experience in a mental health services field(s)? Qualifying information must be documented in the Work Experience section of your application.
  • Yes
  • No
05
Please provide the dates of employment during which you obtained experience working in a mental health services field(s). Provide the month and year that began and ended the experience. Example: "January 2020 - December 2023" If this experience is not clearly documented in the Work Experience section, your application will be disqualified. If you do not have this experience, type "N/A" in the space provided.
06
Which of the following licenses do you currently have? Select all that apply.
  • Current Texas Driver's License (upon hire)
  • Current Texas EMT License
  • Current BLS License
  • None of the above
07
Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.
  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Basic
  • Entry Level
  • Not proficient
08
Which of the following languages are you able to fluently speak, read, write and comprehend? Select all that apply:
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
  • Chinese Mandarin
  • Korean
  • Hindi
  • Other Language(s)
  • None of the above

Required Question

Employer
Harris County
Address
1111 Fannin St
Ste. 600
Houston, Texas, 77002
Phone
713-274-5445