From an Emergency Medical Technician to a Registered Nurse, Define Your Career Path at Northwell Health

Are you looking to grow your clinical career as an EMT? There are many paths to take, and at Northwell, we want our team members to feel empowered to develop and grow within our organization—whatever path they choose. See below for one of the many ways you can grow by leveraging transferable skills as an emergency medical technician (EMT) to become a telemetry technician and ultimately a registered nurse.

View our available nursing roles today.

Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technicians provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation by ambulance for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs use basic life support knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients, ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life-threatening emergencies.

• High school degree or equivalent, required.
• Driver’s license valid in New York State. (current and without violations)
• Current NYS DOH EMT certification.
• Must meet the criteria for NYS DOH Functional Description for qualifications, competencies, and tasks (EMT, BLS, DLD).
• One to three (1-3) years of relevant experience, preferred.

Telemetry Technician

Telemetry technicians observe various monitors and alert nurses and physicians to changes in the patient’s rate, rhythm and the occurrence of arrhythmias.

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a hospital setting functioning as a nursing attendant/telemetry technician, required.

OR

• Successful completion of an Advanced Medical Technician program, required.

OR

• Successful completion of a CCU course, required.
• Ability to operate cardiac monitors and EKG machine, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow written and/or oral instructions.

Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse

Registered nurses perform age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Collaborate with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Use leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, preferred.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years and obtain a BSN degree within five (5) years of job entry date.
• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.