Paramedic - Emergency Department - PRN

Responsibilities

• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures, and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Performs basic nursing procedures including thermal applications, non-sterile soaks, and application of simple dressings, perennial care, and urine tests.
• Prepares, hangs, monitors, and discontinues IV fluids.
• Is knowledgeable and adheres to safe practices when administering medications in all forms.
• Maintains emotional stability of patients and reports changes to physician or charge nurse.
• Documents observations and the nursing care in the nurses' notes. Charting is clear, concise, objective, and complete.
• Completes charts for discharge, transfer, and surgery on assigned patients.
• Writes variance reports according to policy and instruction.
• Enters orders in the order entry system and retrieves information according to written procedure.
• Gives and retrieves oral reports.
• Demonstrates understanding of the responsibilities and authority of other levels of nursing personnel.
• Committed to appropriate utilization of the facilities.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, comfortable, and safe environment.
• Uses equipment and supplies correctly, returning to SPD or its storage area after use.
• Enters all charges for equipment and supplies; assures patients are charged correctly.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment.
• Uses supplies economically and avoids wasting supplies by contamination.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures on infection control.
• Demonstrates the professionalism necessary to function in the health care environment.
• Assumes responsibility for own personal and professional growth and development.
• Assumes responsibility for self.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Must be able to prioritize workflow on a daily basis.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in written and spoken form with individuals of various education levels including physicians.
• Ability to interpret medical terminology and possess an understanding of human anatomy and physiology.
• Experience in the specialty applied for will be given preference.
• Licensed to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Louisiana.
• BLS within 3 months of hire required.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire required.
• PALS within 6 months of hire required.