Paramedic (Per Diem)
North Country Healthcare · Lancaster, NH · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$27.27–$34.1/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: only those with real content. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie/legal. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Position Summary: description of role. Could be "About the role" maybe.
- Education: essential qualifications: Graduate of Paramedic Program, NRP Certification required within one year, MOAB required within one year, Licensure: current NREMT-P, NH EMT-P, BLS, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS prior to employment, Critical care course within two years, Association* accredited BLS course etc.
- Skills: Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred, Effective Communication and Collaboration, Risk Management and Problem Solving, Technology and Documentation, Compassionate Patient Care.
- Work Experience: Two years' experience as a Paramedic required, Hospital experience preferred, Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management and time management skills required, Basic computer systems knowledge.
- Essential Functions: long list of duties. Could be "Responsibilities". Also "Non-essential Functions" maybe not needed.
- Pay: "The anticipated hourly range for this position is $27.27/hr - $34.10/hr - $36.83/hr. Final compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's applicable experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors."
- About North Country Healthcare (NCH): description of organization. Could be "About the organization" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. "About North Country Healthcare" maybe fits under "About the role"? Or we could treat as "About the role" includes summary and organization description. However we should not create extra headings not in list. So we can put organization description under "About the role" as prose.
- Benefits: Not mentioned. No benefits details. So we should not create Benefits section.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So no Schedule.
- Requirements: Could combine Education, Licensure, Certifications, Work Experience? The spec says we can have Requirements section for list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove navigation/cookie/legal. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Position Summary: description of role. Could be "About the role" maybe.
- Education: essential qualifications: Graduate of Paramedic Program, NRP Certification required within one year, MOAB required within one year, Licensure: current NREMT-P, NH EMT-P, BLS, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS prior to employment, Critical care course within two years, Association* accredited BLS course etc.
- Skills: Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred, Effective Communication and Collaboration, Risk Management and Problem Solving, Technology and Documentation, Compassionate Patient Care.
- Work Experience: Two years' experience as a Paramedic required, Hospital experience preferred, Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management and time management skills required, Basic computer systems knowledge.
- Essential Functions: long list of duties. Could be "Responsibilities". Also "Non-essential Functions" maybe not needed.
- Pay: "The anticipated hourly range for this position is $27.27/hr - $34.10/hr - $36.83/hr. Final compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's applicable experience, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors."
- About North Country Healthcare (NCH): description of organization. Could be "About the organization" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. "About North Country Healthcare" maybe fits under "About the role"? Or we could treat as "About the role" includes summary and organization description. However we should not create extra headings not in list. So we can put organization description under "About the role" as prose.
- Benefits: Not mentioned. No benefits details. So we should not create Benefits section.
- Schedule: Not mentioned. So no Schedule.
- Requirements: Could combine Education, Licensure, Certifications, Work Experience? The spec says we can have Requirements section for list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can put requirements (education, licensure, experience) as list under Requirements heading.
- Qualifications: Might be similar to Requirements but maybe separate? The spec says we can have Qualifications heading. Could list "Essential Qualifications" etc. But we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put Education under Qualifications, and Work Experience under Requirements? Or combine.
Better: Use "Qualifications" for education, certification, licensure. Use "Requirements" for work experience, skills, essential functions? But essential functions are duties, could be under Responsibilities.
Let's decide:
- About the role: Position Summary + About North Country Healthcare description.
- Responsibilities: Essential Functions (list of duties). Also maybe Non-essential Functions? Not needed.
- Requirements: Work Experience (two years' experience, hospital experience preferred, interpersonal skills, conflict management, time management, basic computer systems knowledge). Also maybe "Basic computer systems knowledge" is a requirement.
- Qualifications: Education, Certifications, Licensure (NRP, MOAB, NREMT-P, NH EMT-P, BLS, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, critical care course within two years, BLS/Heartsaver CPR AED). Also maybe "Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred" is a skill, not qualification.
- Skills: list of skills: Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred, Effective Communication and Collaboration, Risk Management and Problem Solving, Technology and Documentation, Compassionate Patient Care.
- Pay: compensation range.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The pay range is specific.
We must not include boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, accommodation note, orientation note? The orientation note: "Please Note: All new hires are required to attend a mandatory three-day orientation at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH. This orientation provides essential training, compliance information, and an introduction to our organizational culture to ensure a smooth and successful transition into your role. Attendance on all three days is required for onboarding completion. Additionally, if Weeks Medical Center is not your designated home base, you will be eligible for travel reimbursement in accordance with our standard travel policy." This is substantive info about orientation and travel reimbursement. Should we include? It's not in allowed headings but could be placed under About the role or Responsibilities? It's not a duty but a condition. Could be placed under About the role as additional info. The spec says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep that info somewhere. We can add a paragraph under About the role after the summary.
We must remove EEO statement, accommodation request, etc. Those are boilerplate. Remove.
Also remove "North Country Healthcare is an equal-opportunity employer..." etc.
Also remove "If you require a reasonable accommodation..." etc.
Also remove "Please Note: All new hires are required to attend a mandatory three-day orientation..." we keep.
Also remove "Additionally, if Weeks Medical Center is not your designated home base, you will be eligible for travel reimbursement..." keep.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Position Summary ... plus organization description and orientation note.
But we need to keep the Position Summary text: "The Emergency Department (ED) Paramedic will function as a member of the clinical team in the Emergency Department assuming and providing quality care to patients in the Emergency department. The Weeks Medical Center (WMC) paramedic may be asked to accompany an EMS service on a transfer to another facility based on acuity. The WMC paramedic will follow the protocols set forth by the state of New Hampshire and the WMC standards of care. The Paramedic is accountable to the Emergency Department Manager and Emergency Department Director."
Then we can add About North Country Healthcare paragraph.
Then orientation note.
Make sure not to repeat job title.
Now Responsibilities: list essential functions as - each bullet.
We need to extract each duty from Essential Functions list.
Let's list them:
- Demonstrates current clinical competence and excellence in clinical practice as outlined in skills competency tool.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for his/her own clinical practice while functioning as a Paramedic in the ED.
- Adheres to the Standards of Practice in the ED based upon physician orders and during transports under the NH EMS Protocols.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability to identify and report Risk Management situations.
- Completes Occurrence Reports with all details documented.
- Notifies the EMS Coordinator, the Emergency Department Manager, and the Risk Manager when risk related situations arise.
- Brings recommendations on new products and recommendations to reduce supply expenses to the EMS Coordinator and Department Manager as needed.
- Demonstrates a commitment to containing costs and efficient use of materials.
- Assesses EMS patients immediately upon arrival at the scene.
- Assesses Emergency Department patients.
- Assesses and Triage Emergency Department patients.
- Interprets rhythm strips accurately.
- While functioning in the ED, review all test results including (but not limited to) EKGs, Lab and X-ray and report findings to the ED physician.
- In conjunction with the ED physician and ED RN, coordinates the in-hospital interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Implements the plan of care including the administration of medications according to State and hospital formulary/policy.
- Monitors for desired effect as well as side effects and adverse effects.
- Documents findings.
- Assists the physician and other providers in treatments and procedures (i.e. suturing, splinting).
- Implements physician orders within scope of practice for a Paramedic.
- Reviews and updates treatment plan in collaboration with the pre-hospital team or the ED team, the family and the patient.
- Appropriately triage patient using ESI model and notify ED RN and Physician of any immediate critical findings.
- Initiates orders in the ED per protocol and policy as appropriate.
- Input Physicians orders into Order Management system and carry out waive testing as needed.
- Processes other physician orders for diagnostic tests.
- Documents all pertinent information on the pre-hospital PCR or the patient’s medical record in an accurate, detailed and legible manner adhering to procedures for charting.
- Transport patients to and from other departments as requested.
- Monitors patients and continues essential services (i.e. oxygen, IV therapy) during transport as indicated.
- Ensure sensitivity toward patients and caregiver/family by eliciting patient’s physical and emotional concerns, being a receptive listener, and providing an environment conducive to interviewing and the delivery of care.
- Upon request, accompanies a patient on a paramedic level transfer from any affiliate to another acute care facility.
- Ensures completion of NH Transfer form and obtains orders from physician prior to transfer.
- Follows appropriate infection control practices and precautions as outlined in the hospital policies and procedures.
- Supports patient care initiatives in all clinical departments by responding to Code Blue and Rapid Response Team calls in-house and performing IV starts in any department as requested.
- Adhere to Medication Safety policies in regards to appropriately bar-coding medications and patient ID bands.
- Obtaining a witness whenever a barcode override for a medication to be administered is necessary.
- Meeting this standard would be using barcode override 3% (or less) of the time.
We need to keep all.
Now Requirements: Work Experience bullet list:
- Two years' experience as a Paramedic required.
- Hospital experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management and time management skills required.
- Basic computer systems knowledge.
Also maybe "Basic computer systems knowledge" is a requirement.
Now Qualifications: Education, Certifications, Licensure.
List:
- Graduate of Paramedic Program.
- NRP Certification required, must be obtained within one year of employment.
- MOAB required within one year.
- Current licensure as a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
- Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Care Provider in the State of New Hampshire.
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS and PHTLS certifications required prior to employment.
- Critical care course completion required within two years of employment.
- Association* accredited course in Basic Life Support (BLS) (for clinical staff), or Heartsaver CPR AED (for nonclinical staff), and renewal on a regular basis, with up to a three-month grace period after the expiration date.
We could combine BLS etc.
Now Skills: list:
- Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred.
- Effective Communication and Collaboration.
- Risk Management and Problem Solving.
- Technology and Documentation.
- Compassionate Patient Care.
Now Pay: paragraph with range.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now output HTML fragment.
We must not include markdown code fences.
Let's craft.
Be careful to escape any HTML special characters? Not needed.
We'll produce:
About the role
The Emergency Department (ED) Paramedic will function as a member of the clinical team in the Emergency Department assuming and providing quality care to patients in the Emergency department. The Weeks Medical Center (WMC) paramedic may be asked to accompany an EMS service on a transfer to another facility based on acuity. The WMC paramedic will follow the protocols set forth by the state of New Hampshire and the WMC standards of care. The Paramedic is accountable to the Emergency Department Manager and Emergency Department Director.
North Country Healthcare is a non-profit affiliation of four medical facilities, Androscoggin Valley Hospital, North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency, Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, and Weeks Medical Center, located in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire. NCH includes numerous physicians and medical providers at multiple locations. This leading comprehensive healthcare network which employs hundreds of highly-trained individuals delivers integrated patient care through three community hospitals, specialty clinics, and home health and hospice services. NCH remains committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve
About the role
Position Summary ... plus organization description and orientation note.
But we need to keep the Position Summary text: "The Emergency Department (ED) Paramedic will function as a member of the clinical team in the Emergency Department assuming and providing quality care to patients in the Emergency department. The Weeks Medical Center (WMC) paramedic may be asked to accompany an EMS service on a transfer to another facility based on acuity. The WMC paramedic will follow the protocols set forth by the state of New Hampshire and the WMC standards of care. The Paramedic is accountable to the Emergency Department Manager and Emergency Department Director." Then we can add About North Country Healthcare paragraph. Then orientation note. Make sure not to repeat job title. Now Responsibilities: list essential functions as- each bullet.
We need to extract each duty from Essential Functions list.
Let's list them:
- Demonstrates current clinical competence and excellence in clinical practice as outlined in skills competency tool.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for his/her own clinical practice while functioning as a Paramedic in the ED.
- Adheres to the Standards of Practice in the ED based upon physician orders and during transports under the NH EMS Protocols.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability to identify and report Risk Management situations.
- Completes Occurrence Reports with all details documented.
- Notifies the EMS Coordinator, the Emergency Department Manager, and the Risk Manager when risk related situations arise.
- Brings recommendations on new products and recommendations to reduce supply expenses to the EMS Coordinator and Department Manager as needed.
- Demonstrates a commitment to containing costs and efficient use of materials.
- Assesses EMS patients immediately upon arrival at the scene.
- Assesses Emergency Department patients.
- Assesses and Triage Emergency Department patients.
- Interprets rhythm strips accurately.
- While functioning in the ED, review all test results including (but not limited to) EKGs, Lab and X-ray and report findings to the ED physician.
- In conjunction with the ED physician and ED RN, coordinates the in-hospital interdisciplinary plan of care.
- Implements the plan of care including the administration of medications according to State and hospital formulary/policy.
- Monitors for desired effect as well as side effects and adverse effects.
- Documents findings.
- Assists the physician and other providers in treatments and procedures (i.e. suturing, splinting).
- Implements physician orders within scope of practice for a Paramedic.
- Reviews and updates treatment plan in collaboration with the pre-hospital team or the ED team, the family and the patient.
- Appropriately triage patient using ESI model and notify ED RN and Physician of any immediate critical findings.
- Initiates orders in the ED per protocol and policy as appropriate.
- Input Physicians orders into Order Management system and carry out waive testing as needed.
- Processes other physician orders for diagnostic tests.
- Documents all pertinent information on the pre-hospital PCR or the patient’s medical record in an accurate, detailed and legible manner adhering to procedures for charting.
- Transport patients to and from other departments as requested.
- Monitors patients and continues essential services (i.e. oxygen, IV therapy) during transport as indicated.
- Ensure sensitivity toward patients and caregiver/family by eliciting patient’s physical and emotional concerns, being a receptive listener, and providing an environment conducive to interviewing and the delivery of care.
- Upon request, accompanies a patient on a paramedic level transfer from any affiliate to another acute care facility.
- Ensures completion of NH Transfer form and obtains orders from physician prior to transfer.
- Follows appropriate infection control practices and precautions as outlined in the hospital policies and procedures.
- Supports patient care initiatives in all clinical departments by responding to Code Blue and Rapid Response Team calls in-house and performing IV starts in any department as requested.
- Adhere to Medication Safety policies in regards to appropriately bar-coding medications and patient ID bands.
- Obtaining a witness whenever a barcode override for a medication to be administered is necessary.
- Meeting this standard would be using barcode override 3% (or less) of the time.
We need to keep all.
Now Requirements: Work Experience bullet list:
- Two years' experience as a Paramedic required.
- Hospital experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management and time management skills required.
- Basic computer systems knowledge.
Also maybe "Basic computer systems knowledge" is a requirement.
Now Qualifications: Education, Certifications, Licensure.
List:
- Graduate of Paramedic Program.
- NRP Certification required, must be obtained within one year of employment.
- MOAB required within one year.
- Current licensure as a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
- Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Care Provider in the State of New Hampshire.
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS and PHTLS certifications required prior to employment.
- Critical care course completion required within two years of employment.
- Association* accredited course in Basic Life Support (BLS) (for clinical staff), or Heartsaver CPR AED (for nonclinical staff), and renewal on a regular basis, with up to a three-month grace period after the expiration date.
We could combine BLS etc.
Now Skills: list:
- Advanced Clinical Proficiency Preferred.
- Effective Communication and Collaboration.
- Risk Management and Problem Solving.
- Technology and Documentation.
- Compassionate Patient Care.
Now Pay: paragraph with range.
Now we need to ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now output HTML fragment.
We must not include markdown code fences.
Let's craft.
Be careful to escape any HTML special characters? Not needed.
We'll produce:
About the role
The Emergency Department (ED) Paramedic will function as a member of the clinical team in the Emergency Department assuming and providing quality care to patients in the Emergency department. The Weeks Medical Center (WMC) paramedic may be asked to accompany an EMS service on a transfer to another facility based on acuity. The WMC paramedic will follow the protocols set forth by the state of New Hampshire and the WMC standards of care. The Paramedic is accountable to the Emergency Department Manager and Emergency Department Director.
North Country Healthcare is a non-profit affiliation of four medical facilities, Androscoggin Valley Hospital, North Country Home Health & Hospice Agency, Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, and Weeks Medical Center, located in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire. NCH includes numerous physicians and medical providers at multiple locations. This leading comprehensive healthcare network which employs hundreds of highly-trained individuals delivers integrated patient care through three community hospitals, specialty clinics, and home health and hospice services. NCH remains committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve