Paramedic, Main Emergency Department

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedures.
• Plans, evaluates and implements interventions for solving patient care problems according to needs and established guidelines.
• Obtains and records patient temperatures, pulse rates, blood pressure, weight and height measurements and places patient on pulse oximetry and cardiac monitors as per department protocols, or as directed.
• Reports all observed or verbalized patient concerns and changes in condition to a member of the nursing or physician staff.
• Accompanies providers examining patients in examination rooms as needed and/or assists physicians/licensed staff with procedures.
• Performs delegated procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed staff member.
• Responds to Rapid Response calls, as assigned.
• Provides written support documentation for transports and may transport patients to inpatient and procedure areas as required.
• Provides in-patient I.V. (including US I.V.) services as required.
• Trains and assists new staff.
• Performs daily equipment checklist with documentation and cleans and stocks the department.
• May perform phlebotomy in accordance with department procedures and physician orders after specialized training.

Qualifications

• Licenses Required: Current RQI Healthcare Provider ALS eCredential, Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential, Current certification to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Utah, Current RQI Healthcare Provider PALS eCredential.
• Physical Requirements: Intensive work involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and moving medical equipment or patients while providing medical care.