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WISSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Summary:
Provides basic and advanced life support treatment care and evaluation of patients on scene.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identifies and may intervene and stabilize the ill or injured patient during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).
- Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols. Monitors records and communicates patient condition and treatment as appropriate.
- Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patients illness and therapeutic interventions.
- Inspects maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team patients and public.
- May documents the providers encounter with patients. Lists all proper diagnoses and symptoms as well as discharge/followup instructions and prescriptions as indicated by the provider.
- May transcribes patient orders including laboratory tests radiology tests and medications. Completes patients charts by transcribing results of any labs xrays or other evaluations. Continuously checks the progress of data availability for orders to ensure the patients workup is complete so that the provider is able to make treatment decisions regarding that patient.
- May transcribes consultations or discussions with family and/or the patients private physician or the oncall physician.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- May interview patients measure vital signs and record information on patients charts. May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
- May perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone maintaining records scheduling patients and filing.
- May assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse. may perform select clinical duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 025 lbs.
- Frequent sitting reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near 20 inches or less) and far 20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 2550 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Paramedic Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) American Heart Association (AHA)
- OR
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Emergency Medical TechnicianParamedic (EMT) Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Drivers License State of Oklahoma
- And
- Paramedic Oklahoma State Department of Health
- And
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Paramedic National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
- And
- Driving Record Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Paramedic Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Employee
Department:
SMC Ortho
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Benefits:
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (prorated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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