ALS Technical Partner

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Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network a nationally recognized forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. Were a Magnet(tm) Hospital having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Centers prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an A grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020 the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHNs commitment to teamwork compassion and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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• Participates in an individualized patient care plan as established by the treatment team.
• Implements orders/directives consistently promptly and accurately while being able to identify the purpose of each order/directive.
• Independently within scope performs clinical tasks and procedures.
• Assists with examinations treatments and procedures.
• Participates as a member of appropriate emergency response teams (dependent upon facility structure) including but not limited to RRTs code blues and trauma activations practicing within their EMT-P scope of practice to assist the team.
• Assists Registered Nurse in the transport of critically ill/injured patients and assists in monitoring respiratory status endotracheal tube position oxygenation and ventilation.
• Serves as a department liaison for EMS both air and ground.
• Ensures EMS equipment is properly taken care of including retrieval cleaning storage and return to EMS agencies. Assists in restocking of EMS agencies.
• Assists in coordinating decontamination/mass casualty events.

• High School Diploma/GED
• Ability to assess needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.
• Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.
• Demonstrates age-specific competencies in the care of neonates infants toddlers pre-schoolers school aged adolescents adults and geriatric patients.
• Knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.
• Must be able to apply advance knowledge and training developing and executing a plan of care and rapidly intervene in life-saving procedures.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association Upon Hire and
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association Upon Hire and
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association Upon Hire and
• PA EMT-P Paramedic - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or
• Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Upon Hire

• Associates Degree
• 2 years experience in advanced life support service.
• PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Upon Hire
• Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Upon Hire

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity accordance with and where applicable in addition to federal state and local employment regulations Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include but are not limited to recruitment selection hiring transfers promotions terminations compensation benefits educational programs and/or social activities.

Valley Health Network does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our job aliases our employees or any other organization location. Lehigh Valley Health Network is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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