Paramedic - Life Support Team, Part Time

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide immediate medical assessment and treatment to injured/ill patients on-site, in the community, and during transport to hospital.
• Navigate an ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.
• Maintain equipment, restock supplies and clean ambulances as necessary.
• Assess the nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.
• Determine appropriate independent or collaborative response.
• Administer appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, fluid/drug administration, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring in accordance with EMS protocols.
• Communicate with medical personnel at hospital, report/record observations, and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital.

Requirements

• Complete an accredited EMS-Paramedic Training Program
• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross
• Current Ohio Valid Driver’s License (VDL)
• Three years of experience as an EMT-P. EMT-P experience may be substituted with at least one (1) year of EMT-P experience required and a combination of equivalent EMT experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a larger metropolitan area
• Experience in the Emergency Room or Critical Care Transport

Physical Requirements

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Frequently lifts and carries items weighing over 75 pounds.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Benefits

A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).