Paramedic - Gretna Medical Center/Full Time Variable Shifts

About the role

The Paramedic, under the direction of the Operational Medical Director, performs care appropriate to the patient population served and meets routine and life-threatening patient care needs. The Paramedic may be required to respond under routine or emergency conditions; assess the scene for hazards; triage multiple patients, especially in mass casualty situations; provide assessment, stabilization and treatment of life-threatening conditions utilizing skills within the Paramedic scope of practice, and within the protocols set forth by the Operational Medical Director.

Responsibilities

• Assesses nature and extent of illness / injury to establish and prioritize medical care.
• Provides appropriate patient care interventions such as basic life support needs, IV insertion, and fluid and medication administration, advanced airway techniques, cardiac rhythm interpretations and monitoring, pacing and defibrillation.
• Provides emergent care, routine and nonemergent care, and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.
• Gathers and submits appropriate patient data necessary for continued treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize multiple tasks to accomplish work assignments in a timely manner.
• Completes documentation and submits in a timely manner.
• Interacts and communicates information and ideas to all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Ability to recognize conflicts with personnel, patients, and other customers and to appropriately intervene.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, Virginia Paramedic or EMT-Intermediate certification, American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR, and Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads or Virginia Department of Fire Programs Emergency Vehicle Operations Certificate. Hazardous Materials Awareness is required within the first year of employment, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command System 100, 200, and 700 are also required.

Preferred qualifications include an Associate degree in healthcare or related field, previous pre-hospital EMS or transport experience, and National registry paramedic.

Skills

No specific skills are mentioned beyond those included in the qualifications and responsibilities.

Pay

The salary range is $24.39 - $35.36 per hour.

Schedule

Travel is expected to be between 10% and 25% of the time.