Emergency Services Paramedic- Adult Emergency Room- Full Time

Job Summary

To provide direct and indirect patient care under the guidance and direction of the emergency services provider, including specific duties/procedures in relation to the care and treatment of patients to implement components of the plan of care through performance of technical procedures and skills.

Education & Experience

• High school diploma/GED and completion of CAHEA or CAHEP EMT-paramedic program
• Three (3) years of related pre-hospital experience

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required

• Valid driver's license
• NR EMP (National Registered Paramedic)
• MS Paramedic within 2 weeks of hire

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Competency-based training program of clinical, didactic, and practice instruction
• Field internship
• Knowledge of patient assessment
• Awareness of one's abilities and limitations
• The ability to relate to people
• A capacity for calm and reasoned judgment while under stress
• Respect for the individuality and privacy of patients and their family members

Responsibilities

• Responds to campus emergencies as requested
• Assists in triage and ongoing patient assessment in collaboration with other healthcare providers
• Assists with resuscitation, airway management, vascular access and other procedures in accordance with the paramedic scope of practice under the direction of a physician
• Answers patients' signals, assesses patients' needs, and communicates requests to pertinent individuals as necessary; provides for the needs of the patient and family members when possible
• Maintains accurate records (Assessment, Vital Signs, I/O, Weight, etc.) and reports to changes to the appropriate emergency services provider
• Assists with providing services to one or more age populations in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served
• Administers medications per emergency services provider order and per hospital policy
• Assists with venipuncture and point of care testing in accordance with established procedures; collects and delivers specimens and supplies to the appropriate location within an acceptable time frame as directed
• Transports patients to procedures and inpatient care areas
• Maintains patients' physical and emotional well-being and reports unusual behavior or physical ailment to the appropriate emergency services provider

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold
• Constant exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals
• Constant working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations
• Constant activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature
• Constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality
• Frequent bending
• Constant lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds
• Occasional climbing
• Occasional crawling
• Constant crouching/stooping
• Constant driving
• Frequent kneeling
• Frequent pushing/pulling
• Frequent reaching
• Constant sitting
• Constant standing
• Constant twisting
• Constant walking

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

No

Pay Class

Hourly

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Rotating