Paramedic

Avera Holy Family Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends/holidays (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$21.25 - $30.75

Position Highlights

This position may be eligible for a $10000 sign on bonus with a 2 year employment commitment.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Provides emergency medical treatment to sick or injured patients under the direction and supervision of physician and leaders in accordance with established standards of performance philosophy and objectives. Documents and reports observations and treatments provided to physicians nurses and other healthcare staff in support of patient care activities.

What you will do

• Collects patient health data from patients referring healthcare providers and patient charts.
• Analyzes the collected data to assist in determining diagnoses and area of problem focus.
• Identifies expected outcomes and goals individualized to the patient and develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcome.
• Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
• Performs required documentation and participates in quality control activities to support patient care.
• Evaluates the patients progress toward attainment of the outcomes and utilizes establishes protocols for patient care.
• Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in practice procedures and care.
• Collaborates with the patient significant others and health care providers to provide appropriate patient care.
• Considers factors related to safety effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering patient care in support of responsible ethical and safe patient care and environments.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others hear understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire and
• EMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and
• Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Upon Hire
• Proficient in all EMS skills and familiar with various EMS training techniques

Preferred Education License/Certification or Work Experience:

• Bachelors

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission vision core values and social principles to serve patients their families and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion hospitality and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication Attitude Responsiveness and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles laws regulations and standards associated with but not limited to CMS The Joint Commission DHHS and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran Status or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application please call 1- or send an email to .