ED Tech Interview; I'm way over my head

kmahnke93 · Feb 3, 2016

I've landed an interview with a major hospital in Jacksonville, Fl as an Emergency Department Tech. While this is basically a dream job, my confidence has been crushed from a couple of posts on here.

My background:

Emergency Medical Technician School and military...that's it.

They want: Less than 1 year experience, EMT OR Para cert

And here's the odd part: Required Education:High School Diploma or GED.

Completion of approved Emergency Medical Care course with a core curriculum of 260 hours plus 25 and 100 rescue hours. Successful completion of the didactic and clinical portion of the fundamentals of intravenous (IV) training.

1.So in order to land this job I have to be I.V. certified, or they will train me if they pick me up? If I.V. is not within the scope of practice for EMT-B, why wouldn't they restrict the position to Paramedics? I plan on asking the HR rep I scheduled the interview, but I was looking for some background info before I make myself look like an ass for applying for a job I was clearly unqualified for.

2.There is an I.V. course happening down in Orlando this weekend, and the interview is on Monday. Is it worth taking this I.V. course for around $200 and lodging for just the shot at this job, or are my chances astronomically slim with my background?

3.I'm either blatantly under-qualified for this position and the HR is outsourced to a company that only looks at key-words and questions to pick interviewees, or they actually decided to interview ME. If the latter is true, what possible ways can I make sure I give myself the best fighting chance for this? Study up on the hospital? Procedures? Basic knowledge?

Thanks ahead of time!