Paramedic - Emergency Department - North Liberty Campus - 60-90% Monday - Friday
Paramedic - Emergency Department - North Liberty Campus - 60-90% Monday - Friday
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Job Description
The new University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus will open in the Spring of 469000 square foot facility will be home to UI Health Cares nationally recognized Orthopedics service line offering comprehensive coordinated and accessible care across the outpatient inpatient and surgical venues. These state-of-the-art clinical facilities will also include a full-service community imaging center laboratory services physical therapy retail pharmacy and emergency department as well as an array of support facility has been designed to support a superior patient and staff experience; excellence across our patient care teaching and research missions; convenient access to services; and engaging community Health Care is seeking a welcoming highly skilled and collaborative workforce to be a part of the opening team for this superb new campus and to help further our mission of:Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.
The Emergency Department is seeking a 90% Paramedic who under direct supervision of an Emergency Department staff physician and/or Emergency Department Nurse Manager/designee will assist with basic emergency patient care services in the Emergency Department at the Medical Center North Liberty.
Duties to include:
- Assists registered nurses and/or LIPs in the delivery of patient care with regard to patient condition and age.
- Performs patient care in compliance with the Iowa Department of Public Health Paramedic Scope of Practice related to:
- Maintaining Airway/Breathing
- Assessment i. Blood Chemistry Analysis
- Pharmacological Interventions
- Emergency Trauma Care i. Cervical Stabilization (manual)
- Medical/Cardiac Care
- Completes Point of Care (POC) testing.
- Provides psychological support to the patient and family based on assessed needs.
- Communicates any pertinent changes in patient condition or disposition and report unusual incidents.
- Performs related and routine clerical tasks pursuant to performing the aforementioned duties.
- Other duties as assigned.
Our primary and specialty care is provided by experts from all medical specialties attracting patients from around the world. We offer our care in convenient comfortable settings using the most advanced approaches and with the best outcomes as our goal.
Percent of Time: 90% - 36 hours per week
Schedule: Week days (Monday through Friday) rotating days off each week shifts will rotate between days evenings and nights
Location: North Liberty IA
Pay Grade: 10 ( Highlights:
Regular salaried position located in North Liberty Iowa Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans - For more information about Why Iowa clickHERE!
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Graduation from high school and
- Current paramedic certification by the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and
- Current course completion card in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association and
- Current course completion card in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association
Desirable Qualifications:
- Minimum one (1) year advanced life support field experience as an emergency response paramedic or current ER experience with a history of advanced life support field experience is highly desired.
- Prefer applicants with the following certifications:
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Critical care Paramedic (CCP)
- Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
- Prefer applicants with an Associate degree in Paramedic.
Please include a resume withyour submission.Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information please contact Kylie Guy at
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Employment Type
Full Time
