Paramedic

About the Role

Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care, and evaluation of patients on scene and during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with a physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).

Responsibilities

• Identifies and intervenes to stabilize ill or injured patients.
• Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition and treatment.
• Provides population-specific education to patients and families about illnesses and therapeutic interventions.
• Inspects, maintains, and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients, and public.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts.
• May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• May perform basic clerical duties including answering phones, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
• May assist with treatments ordered by a provider as supervised by the provider or registered nurse.
• May perform select clinical duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

Experience

• No experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and/or hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Certifications/Licenses

• Illinois:
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
• Missouri:
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) OR Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
• Oklahoma:
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Driver’s License - State of Oklahoma
  • Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
  • Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Wisconsin:
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Voluntary benefit through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America). Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0.