Paramedic PRN

Purpose

Delivers timely and effective paramedic level emergency medical care to patients of all ages in both emergency and non-emergency situations, ensuring stabilization and/or resuscitation as needed due to illness or injury.

Essential Functions

• Rapidly assess patients and provide lifesaving care according to protocol.
• Initiate basic and advanced airway management.
• Provide direct patient care in pre-hospital and hospital settings within the Paramedic scope of practice, including the administration of approved medications.
• Provide age-appropriate care across neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
• Transport sick or injured persons while avoiding motions detrimental to patients.
• Cover on-call hours and staff special events as directed to meet departmental needs.
• Operate ambulance safely; perform daily/weekly vehicle and rig checks; maintain, restock and clean unit after each run.
• Manage EMS inventory; maintain pagers, radios and other equipment; report discrepancies and maintenance needs.
• Complete patient care documentation after each call and in the Emergency Department as needed.
• Participate in peer review and chart audits.
• Complete all required training and maintain competency in required skills, including departmental, site specific, and organization-wide programs.
• Maintain personal training logs and track continuing education hours (CEHs).
• Assist in orientation of new EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics; provide education to staff and the public as requested.
• Precept and mentor EMT, Advanced EMT, and Paramedic students.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Graduate of an approved Paramedic course with a current Iowa Paramedic (PM) certification, or an Iowa RN Exemption or Illinois PHRN certification, based on role.
• (MercyOne Genesis – current Paramedic (PM) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire. A secondary PM license for the other state must be obtained within 120 days of the hire or transfer date.)
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report, meeting all organizational motor vehicle safety standards.