Paramedic Ground Transport

About the role

The Ground Paramedic demonstrates advanced critical thinking capabilities in working autonomously and in collaboration with other health care providers in the delivery of care to critically ill patients in diverse and non-traditional settings.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced medical care, including evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of patients.
• Safely drives and operates ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
• Transports patients to appropriate medical facilities while ensuring their safety and stability.
• Maintains effective communication with dispatch, hospital staff, police, fire personnel, and other necessary parties.
• Accurately completes and maintains Patient Care Reports, files, and forms.
• Cleans and maintains medical equipment, vehicles, and living quarters.
• Participates in ongoing training and continuing education to maintain paramedic certification and stay current with medical protocols.
• Provides supervision and ensures the quality and accuracy of care provided by EMTs and other emergency personnel.
• Provides patient education on various health topics, including disease management and prevention.
• Idaho Base – Community Health Emergency Services (CHEMS): Provides continued or follow-up care that can prevent unnecessary readmissions or 911 calls from those patients within the community.

Skills

• Patient Care
• Advanced Medication Knowledge and Administration
• Emergency Medical Services
• Safe Patient Handling
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Teamwork
• Documentation
• Regulatory Compliance
• CHEMS – Acting as healthcare navigators for patients
• Transitional care for patients after they are discharged from a hospital stay
• Vaccinations
• Medication inventories
• Resource coordination
• Basic medical therapeutics

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Successful completion of Paramedic course
• Must obtain Paramedic license in state of operation within 120 days
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
• Current valid driver license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) or Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification
• Paramedic National Registry Certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification (must obtain within 120 days of hire and maintain throughout employment)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (must obtain within 120 days of hire and maintain throughout employment)
• Attendance License (Before start of employment)

Physical Requirements

All EMS medical crew members may be subject to certain work conditions while functioning in the full capacity of their position. These work conditions include, but are not limited to:

• Performance of essential job responsibilities in a moving ground ambulance, hospital, and outdoor environments (inclement weather, extremes of temperature, accident scenes, steep terrain, back country, etc.)
• Exposure to noise, vibration, and dehydrating environment of a ground ambulance
• Exposure to patients with known or unknown infectious disease in an enclosed space
• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors requiring verbal communication and the ability to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy, including frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients; bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment, including pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, often navigating crowded and busy rooms
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• For roles requiring driving: expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles

Location & Schedule

Elko Air Base, Elko, Nevada. Scheduled weekly hours: 48.

Pay

Hourly range: $24.30 – $37.52. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.