Paramedic Ground TransportIntermountain Healthcare • Brighton, Colorado, United States
Paramedic Ground Transport
Intermountain Healthcare
- Brighton, Colorado, United States
- Brighton, Colorado, United States
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Provides advanced medical care, including evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of patients. Safely drives and operates ambulances and other emergency vehicles. Transports patients to appropriate medical facilities while ensuring their safety and stability. Maintains effective communication with dispatch, hospital staff, police, fire personnel, and other necessary parties. Accurately completes and maintains Patient Care Reports, files, and forms. Cleans and maintains medical equipment, vehicles, and living quarters. Participates in ongoing training and continuing education to maintain paramedic certification and stay current with medical protocols. Provides supervision and ensures the quality and accuracy of care provided by EMTs and other emergency personnel. Provides patient education on various health topics, including disease management and prevention. Idaho Base: Community Health Emergency Services (CHEMS): Provides continued or follow-up care that can prevent unnecessary readmissions, or 911 calls from those patients within the community.
Skills
Patient Care Advanced Medication Knowledge and Administration Emergency Medical Services Safe Patient Handling Communication Problem-solving Teamwork Documentation Regulatory Compliance CHEMS
Acting as healthcare navigators for patients Transitional care for patients after they are discharged from a hospital stay Vaccinations Medication inventories Resource coordination Basic medical therapeutics
Minimum Qualifications
Successful completion of Paramedic course Must obtain Paramedic license in state of operation within 120 days Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Current valid driver license in good standing
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) or Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Certification Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification Paramedic National Registry Certification Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification (must obtain within 120 days of hire and maintain throughout employment) Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (must obtain within 120 days of hire and maintain throughout employment) Attendance License (Before start of employment)
Physical Requirements
All EMS medical crew members may be subject to certain work conditions while functioning in the full capacity of their position. These work conditions include, but are not limited to: performance of essential job responsibilities in a moving, ground ambulance, hospital as well as the potential to do so in an outdoor environment (inclement weather, extremes of temperature, accident scenes, steep terrain, back country, etc.), exposure to noise, vibration, and dehydrating environment of a ground ambulance, exposure to patients with known or unknown infectious disease in an enclosed space. Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc. Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items. Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.) May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time. For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location Platte Valley Hospital Work City: Brighton Work State: Colorado Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $24.06 - $37.15 We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. All positions subject to close without notice.
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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