Paramedic / Emergency Department
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together
Work location: Texas Health Dallas 8200 Walnut Hill Ln Dallas TX 75231
Work hours: Full Time Nights (7P-7A) Three 12-hour shifts for 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday requirements
Emergency Department Highlights:
Self-Scheduling that helps with work life balance
Opportunities for educational and career growth
Robust Unit Based Council (UIL) and engaged leadership team
Fast-paced high-volume department averaging 200 patients per day
Heres What You Need
H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Required
3 months paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship Required
1 Year paramedic experience in EMS or fire department Preferred
Paramedic experience strongly preferred
EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Upon Hire Required Or
LP - Licensed Paramedic Upon Hire Required
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 90 Days Required And
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support 90 Days Required And
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required
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.
What You Will Do
Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific and developmental 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.
Accountability/Basic Human Needs
Responds to others priorities regarding privacy confidentiality safety physical psychological cognitive religious and social needs; incorporates population-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 others frame 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.
Additional perks of being a Texas Health Paramedic
Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
Entity highlights
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has advanced health care in North Texas for over half a century as one of the regions most established hospitals. As an 875-bed full-service hospitalweveserved the Dallas community and surrounding areas since 1966 with a commitment to high-quality compassionate care.
We specialize in cancer care cardiology neurosciences womens services and emergency medicine. Our hospital is home to a renowned Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. We also offer a wide range of outpatient services including surgery wellness programs and advanced womens recognition of our commitment to innovation in womens health our Womens Robotic Surgery program was recently accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) a leading organization dedicated to advancing patient safety in surgery.
Texas Health Dallas is a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Heart Attack Center. We are proud to be a designated Magnet hospital and a top choice in North Texas for cancer treatment emergency services cardiac care and bariatric surgery.
If youre ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community then lets show the world how were even better together!
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