Paramedic - Southside Community Hospital/FT Nights (5p-5a)

About the role

The Paramedic, under the direction of the Operational Medical Director, performs care appropriate to the patient population served and meets routine and life-threatening patient care needs. The Paramedic may be required to respond under routine or emergency conditions; assess the scene for hazards; triage multiple patients, especially in mass casualty situations; provide assessment, stabilization and treatment of life-threatening conditions utilizing skills within the Paramedic scope of practice, and within the protocols set forth by the Operational Medical Director. The Paramedic will also provide routine, non-emergent care and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.

Bonus eligible: Up to $10K for new hires in this full-time night position.

Responsibilities

• Assesses nature and extent of illness / injury to establish and prioritize medical care.
• Provides appropriate patient care interventions; skills may include but are not limited to basic life support needs, IV insertion, fluid and medication administration, advanced airway techniques, cardiac rhythm interpretations and monitoring, pacing and defibrillation.
• Provides emergent care, routine and nonemergent care, and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.
• Gathers and submits appropriate patient data necessary for continued treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize multiple tasks to accomplish work assignments in a timely manner.
• Completes documentation and submits in a timely manner.
• Interacts and communicates information and ideas to all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Ability to recognize conflicts with personnel, patients, and other customers and to appropriately intervene.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Virginia Paramedic or EMT-Intermediate certification required.
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (or recognized equivalent) required for hire; AHA ACLS required within 6 months of hire.
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (or recognized equivalent) required for hire; AHA PALS required within 6 months of hire.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR (or recognized equivalent) required for hire; AHA BLS required within 6 months of hire.
• VAVRS or VDFP EVOC required.
• Hazardous Materials Awareness required within the first year of employment.
• FEMA IS 100, 200, and 700.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in healthcare or related field (preferred).
• Previous pre-hospital EMS or transport experience (preferred).
• National registry paramedic (preferred).

Travel

Travel is expected to be between 10% and 25% of the time.