Paramedic - Mobile Integrated Health I

North Carolina Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification: NC and SC State Paramedic License (SC only required in CLT markets due to proximity to SC and patient geography), Georgia GA State license, Wisconsin WI State License. All applicants must have Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications. Illinois currently uses RNs instead of Certified Paramedics due to state legislation.

Responsibilities

• Respects patient rights and confidentiality, complying with all HIPAA and Advocate policies and guidelines regarding patient confidentiality.
• Provides accurate and legible documentation of patient care with attention to detail to accurately reflect assessment and interventions.
• Delivers quality patient care and education in accordance with Mobile Medicine policies, state regulations, and professional standards of care as approved by the Medical Directors of Mobile Medicine.
• Interprets data, reads monitors, and responds with correct intervention to ensure optimum patient care, safety, and recovery.
• Participates in Mobile Medicine Performance Improvement activities.
• Administers medications and IV solutions safely, correctly, and per policy.
• Maintains flexibility with vehicle assignments, understanding that assignments may change from the posted schedule based on departmental needs.
• Maintains a clean environment, including the base and vehicles, ensuring vehicles are in a mission-ready status.
• Checks and verifies established minimum transport vehicle supply levels, restocks, and cleans at the beginning of the shift and as needed throughout the shift.
• Understands, utilizes, and efficiently integrates technology for longitudinal patient assessment, clinical interventions, physician consultations, and data collection related to paramedicine.
• Maintains an understanding of ethics and cultural competency as they relate to providing primary care evaluations and access across the spectrum of the patient population.
• Maintains a basic understanding of reimbursement payer models (value-based versus fee-for-service).
• Day, night, weekend, and on-call work may be required.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of full-time experience either in a 911 system functioning at the paramedic level of practice or 1-3 years of full-time experience in a comprehensive emergency department.
• Valid driver’s license required at time of hire and must maintain a motor vehicle operator record acceptable to Atrium Health’s insurance carrier/underwriter for the duration of employment.
• Must be able to drive vehicles safely in all types of weather.
• Knowledge of healthcare, EMS systems, and other regulating organizations, including local, state, and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Paramedic Certification or Associate’s degree in Paramedicine.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including speaking English clearly and understandably.
• Good motor and eye-hand coordination, with intact senses of sight, hearing, smell, and touch, and good finger dexterity.
• Ability to function in high-stress situations, critically think, and make rapid, appropriate decisions ensuring safety for patients, the public, and teammates.
• Ability to concentrate and maintain significant physical stamina and endurance.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Duties require working and driving in all weather conditions, including exposure to extreme heat, cold, and wet weather.
• Must not have any physical, emotional, or mental impairment that prevents riding, driving, or operating a company-owned vehicle or administering patient care.
• Work areas may include tight spaces and poorly lit conditions.
• Exposure to possible unpleasant conditions and/or handling of contaminated materials.
• Requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Heavy lifting required, with assistance of a partner, to load patients and equipment; must be able to carry heavy equipment.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance.

Preferred Qualifications

• National Registry preferred within 1 year of hire.
• Certified Community Paramedic preferred within 1 year of hire.