Critical Care Transport Paramedic 2 - Life Reach - Coastal

About the role

The critical care paramedic serves as a team member of the critical care transport team by utilizing their knowledge and skills to function as a ‘physician extender’, bringing tertiary management skills to the bedside of critically ill or injured patients. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. Maintains positive communication (written and spoken) when collaborating with healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Rapid sequence intubation
• Advanced airway management, including cricothyroidotomy
• Needle thoracentesis
• IO insertion
• Radial arterial line (A-line) insertion and monitoring
• Ventilator management (and initiation)
• Ultrasound diagnostic bedside imaging
• Critical Care ground transport for critical care and emergent physiological conditions, i.e., STEMI, LVO, trauma, high-risk OB, Sepsis
• Ambulance Safe Operation/DOT Standards
• Crew Resource Management (CRM)
• Just Culture
• Incident Command Systems (ICS) and role in disaster responses
• Disaster triage

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with a busy 911 system AND current critical care certification
• Previous critical care ground or flight experience preferred
• Knowledge in advanced airway & ventilator management required
• Successful completion of Life Reach CCT Concepts within 6 months of hire
• NIMS 100 and 200 required within 6 months of hire

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education

• High School Diploma AND
• South Carolina Paramedic Certification
• National Registered Paramedic certification
• Valid Driver’s license
• ACLS, PALS, BLS certifications are required
• Current Critical Care Board Certification (FP-C, CCP-C)
• Associate Degree in Health Science, Paramedicine or Fire Science preferred