Paramedic AHWFB, Nights
Wake Forest, NC - USA
Job Summary
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Status:
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Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Nightshift 1930-0745; Every other weekend. Holiday requirements
Pay Range
$24.10 - $36.15Join a fast-paced mission-driven Emergency Department where your advanced clinical skills quick judgment and patient-centered approach make an immediate impact. As a Paramedic in the Adult ED you will be a core member of a collaborative care team delivering high-quality emergency treatment across the lifespanneonatal through geriatricin alignment with NCCEP protocols and N.C. Office of EMS standards.
Essential Functions
Provide patient- and family-centered emergency care including rapid evaluation and intervention for lifethreatening conditions.
Implement prescribed therapies within scope of practice and collaborate with nursing and medical colleagues to achieve care goals.
Maintain a safe therapeutic environment by ensuring privacy professionalism and appropriate use of technology and equipment.
Communicate clearly and effectively within the healthcare team to support care continuity.
Participate in professional practice activities such as shared governance peer review and ongoing development.
Advocate for patients across all settings ensuring needs are met with compassion and urgency.
Identify clinical priorities and act decisively to improve patient outcomes.
Administer medications treatments and protocols under physician orders and within NCOEMS-defined scope.
Perform and maintain competency in point-of-care testing according to policy and regulatory standards.
Document assessments treatments medications and reassessments accurately in the Electronic Medical Record.
Demonstrate strong teamwork and contribute to evidencebased practice research and quality improvement efforts.
Support patient flow safety and departmental operations within the Emergency Department.
Education & Experience Requirements
Paramedic certification from an accredited program OR Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Paramedic Studies or equivalent.
Three years of Emergency Services experience preferred.
Licensure Certification & Registration
Required:
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
NC-OEMS certification as EMTP
Within one year (as applicable):
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Preferred:
Critical care certificate
National Registry Paramedic certification
Must maintain certification through an approved NCOEMS education provider.
Skills & Qualifications
Ability to deliver both direct and indirect patient care across all developmental stages.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build rapport with patients families providers and hospital staff.
Competency using patient care equipment stretchers wheelchairs and assistive devices.
Capability to lift position and transfer patients of varying sizes safely.
Proficiency with electronic documentation systems.
Ability to perform duties in compliance with state and federal laws local ordinances and established protocols.
Shift Details
Full-Time / 12-Hour Night Shifts Emergency Department Winston-Salem
Our CommitmenttoYou:
Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:
Compensation
Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g. full-time part-time per diem temporary etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation health outcomes consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology neurosciences oncology pediatrics and rehabilitation as well as organ transplants burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1000 care locations and offers one of the nations largest graduate medical education programs with over 2000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.
About Company
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