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8 Hours Day Shifts (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Salary Range: $22.40 $30.50Union Position:
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Summary
Paramedics demonstrate competency in trauma and medical situations and possess the knowledge and the necessary skills to provide lifesaving interventions in a prehospital setting. Administer emergency care and treatment and determine the nature and extent of illness or injury and establishes priority for required emergency care.Job Description
Paramedics provide advanced medical care to patients. Complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics may need to assist and give direction to additional Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Responders at the scene and/or during transport.
Paramedics based on their assessment will provide emergency care to adults infants and children medical and trauma patients. Determine the appropriate facility that patients should be transported to based on their knowledge of the condition of the patients and the extent of their injuries unless otherwise indicated by medical direction.
Constantly assess the patient while in route to the emergency facility administers additional care as indicated or given by medical direction. Paramedics may use equipment included in the medical transport environments. Observe record and report to physician the patients condition or injury the treatment provided and reactions to or treatment at the emergency scene and in transit to the receiving facility staff for purposes of records and diagnostics.
Paramedics will demonstrate good communication with the receiving facility to get medical direction and to provide patients status and other critical information. Complete extensive written documentation on patient condition and treatment provided as well as understand all applicable legal moral and ethical issues surrounding the emergency medical service. Paramedics maintain communication with the patient and the family comforts and reassures patients and be able to demonstrate concern and courtesy while maintaining confidentiality of the patients information. Assist with patient care in the receiving facility; lifting and moving patients as required. Provide welcoming and educational environment for students and complete any academic assessments in a timely fashion.
Physical activities include but not limited to will require considerable use of arms and legs and moving of whole body; such as climbing lifting balancing walking stooping and handling materials. Attend training classes to maintain national certification state licensure and keep abreast of new developments in the field or maintain existing knowledge. Depending on location of position work hours will vary depending on patient needs. This may include overtime call backup call nights days weekends and holidays.
If hired into an emergency department the paramedic will work collaboratively with nursing team under the direction & supervision of the attending physician. The paramedic may perform EKGs and cardiac monitoring assist with patient triage preform and maintain IV therapy respiratory management and therapy orthopedic splinting basic wound management and any other skills and assessments as directed by the attending physicians. Paramedics can perform all hospital approved skills and procedures under the direction of the attending physician within their scope of practice.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required; Associates Degree in Paramedic Technology or Paramedicine preferred.Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.
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