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.

Training & Education

• 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.