Paramedic Night Shift

Paramedic

Texas Health Fort Worth is looking for a Texas Licensed Paramedic (EMT-P).

This opportunity will be working at our Fort Worth Hospital campus located at1301 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth TX 76104.

The work schedule for this opportunity will be 7:00PM-7:00AM Rotating Schedule including rotating weekends and holidays

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has a longstanding history of providing advanced medical care.Were a 707-bed Magnet-designated full-service hospital serving our community since 1930. Our location in Fort Worth provides convenient care to the residents of Fort Worth and the surrounding areas.

At Texas Health we are dedicated to finding people to help us fulfill our commitment to make health care human again. We staff our exemplary hospital with health care professionals who approach every patient every colleague every physician and every family member with compassion. Come join us on our Journey as we rise to the next level.

Education:
High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.

Experience:
Three (3) months recent Paramedic experience or completion of a Paramedic Internship is required.
One (1) year of Paramedic experience is preferred.

Licenses and Certifications
EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic upon hire required

LP - Licensed Paramedic Upon Hire required

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire required
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support upon hire required.
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 days of hire required.
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention training within 60 days of hire required.

Skills
Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast paced environment positive interpersonal skills good verbal and written communication skills able to perform basic computer skills.

Accountability/Basic Human Needs
Responds to others priorities regarding privacy confidentiality safety physical psychological cognitive religious and social needs; incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding othersframe of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront learn about and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance listens and concentrates on others; Is reliable available and attentive; communicates a supportive open positive and tolerant attitude.

Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific developmental and diversity needs of the patient.
Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.
Other duties as appropriately delegated by RN.

Teamwork
Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others opinions; collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Shared Decision Making
Actively participates in the Shared Governance model at unit entity and/or system level; actively engages in finding solutions for unit division and/or entity concerns or issues; uses multiple available tools to stay informed of changes updates and communications; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others opinions; Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Professional Development

Participates in change; understands promotes and values ed evidence-based practices quality improvement and/or research and utilizes them in practice; follows guidelines and recommendations defined by regulatory or professional practice agencies. Provides daily care that achieves outcome targets for core measures NPSG employee satisfaction patient satisfaction NDNQI and other unit/organizational metrics; demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and development; demonstrates a commitment to advancing the professional practice of paramedicine; incorporates ethical principles from the Texas Department of State Health Services EMT Code of Ethics. 10%
KPIs Assists in meeting departmental/hospital KPIs related to: Patient outcomes customer satisfaction financial performance organizational effectiveness and community health care.

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2023 Fortunes 100 Best Companies to Work For (9th consecutive year & were one of only three health systems to be recognized.)

2023 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care by Great Place to Work and Fortune (9th consecutive year 8th year in the top 3 and top spot in Texas)

2023 Top Workplaces in Dallas-Fort Worth by The Dallas Morning News (recognition celebrates 150 businesses that are contributing to the North Texas job market by creating strong work cultures)

2022 Companies That Care list by PEOPLE magazine and Great Place to Work

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee:

• Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing in a teamwork environment
• Positively impact patients quality of life
• Receive excellent mentorship comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources
• Enjoy opportunities for growth

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