Paramedic - Rotating

About the Role

Provides emergency patient care on an Advanced Life Support (ALS) level to decrease the loss of life and ease pain and suffering. Responds to emergency calls and renders appropriate care to patients with 100% compliance and accuracy as directed, needed, or necessary.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergency calls and render appropriate care to patients with 100% compliance and accuracy as directed, needed, or necessary.
• Obtain and monitor vital signs for detrimental trends.
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Initiate airway care and oxygen therapy via the most appropriate delivery device.
• Perform appropriate control of external hemorrhage and apply bandaging.
• Stabilize and immobilize a suspected fracture.
• Attend to an emergency childbirth situation.
• Perform an emergency rescue when indicated.
• Respond to a call promptly, without hesitation and in compliance with the PA Motor Vehicle Code.
• Initiate intravenous therapy in a peripheral vein and obtain a blood sample for analysis.
• Provide pulmonary ventilation by oral or nasal endotracheal intubation.
• Prepare and administer an approved medication via IV, IM, SL, SQ, or ETT.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac activity via a monitor.
• Perform emergency cardioversion/defibrillation.
• Perform external transthoracic pacing.
• Perform an emergency cricothyrotomy or needle decompression; perform another skill as directed by Medical Command.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• Valid driver's license in good standing.
• Current PA EMT-paramedic certification.
• Current CPR (BCLS) training.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current PALS certification.
• Excellent physical and mental health.
• Manual dexterity to perform job duties and render patient care.
• Graduate of a PA approved EMT Training Program.
• Graduate of a PA approved Paramedic Training Program.
• Basic firefighting (optional), EVOC, and Haz-mat awareness.
• Ability to effectively communicate with family, the public, receiving facilities, and Medical Command Staff.
• One year experience as a paramedic preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health.
• Paid time off.
• 403B retirement plan.
• Education assistance.
• Voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and others) available from the first day of employment.
• Work/life balance with flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Referral Rewards Program.

About the Location

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a 178-bed teaching hospital located in Darby, Pa., offering advanced acute care services in Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence, including being a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care, a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and a Certified Primary Stroke Center.