Paramedic Fly Car
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
Full Time: 36 hours one week 48 hours the following
12 hour shifts
every other weekend
Location: Grand Rapids
Position Highlights:
Professional Med Team Ambulance is an Advance Life Support licensed ambulance service. This means that we are licensed and trained to support life pre-hospital with cardiac monitor intubation oxygen IVs with medication if necessary and other life saving measures if needed.
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Great opportunity to work alongside healthcare professionals.
We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
Paramedic ProMed will need:
Current Paramedic license from the State of Michigan.
Certification in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) BTLS (Basic Trauma Life Support) and CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation).
Valid State of Michigan motor vehicle operating license with continued safe driving history.
Articulates and demonstrates commitment to the philosophy values mission and vision of MH.
Paramedic ProMed will do:
Provides ALS support for BLS interfacility transports serving stand-alone emergency departments.
Assesses and stabilizes higher-acuity patients before transport when advanced care is needed.
Performs ALS interventions including cardiac monitoring medication administration and advanced airway and ventilator management.
Intercepts BLS ambulances when a patients condition deteriorates and ALS care is required.
Provides clinical consultation and support to BLS crews and ED staff.
Enhances system efficiency by deploying paramedics in rapid-response vehicles rather than dedicated ALS transport units.
Assesses nature and extent of illness of injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulseless non-breathing patients.
Monitors cardiac patient.
Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs or to replace fluids lacking in the body.
Performs endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patient.
Administers injections of medications drugs or immunization.
Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patients vital signs.
Provide medical examination and screening of patients consistent with Medical Control Authority Protocols.
Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center
Lifts and places patients on stretcher restrains patient appropriately lifts and moves patient to stretcher lifts and moves loaded stretcher into ambulance.
Observes records and reports to physician patients condition and reaction to drugs treatments and significant incidents.
Remains in the back of the ambulance with all patients they are taking care of.
Coordinates patient care between inter-agency (ie. Fire and Police) personnel and other company employees.
Other duties as assigned.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.
About Company
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity ... View more