Paramedic - Hospital Mobile Integrated Health Job Charlotte area,North Carolina USA,Healthcare

Position: Atrium Health - Paramedic - Hospital @ Home - Mobile Integrated Health

Overview

Join our Mobile Integrated Health team at Atrium Health, where you’ll play a key role in our Hospital at Home program—bringing hospital-level care to patients where they’re most comfortable. You’ll also have opportunities to support our outpatient programs, helping patients manage their health beyond the hospital walls. If you’re ready for a rewarding career that pushes the boundaries of prehospital care, apply today!

Job Summary

Functions independently as a member of the Mobile Medicine Paramedicine team and is responsible for the care of ill and injured patients cared for within various departments. Provides patient care while promoting safety and efficiency of Mobile Medicine operations. Performs under the direct supervision of the Medical Control Physician, either by continuous radio contact or direct consultation, providing a professional standard of care and performing any protocols and/or procedures approved for use by Community Paramedic.

The practice of MIH-CP is focused on longitudinal assessment, participation in an existing, multidisciplinary, interprofessional treatment plan, and communication with and referral to other members of the treatment team based on changing patient needs.

Essential Functions

Respects patient rights and confidentiality and complies with all HIPAA and Atrium policies and guidelines with respect to patient confidentiality.

Provides accurate and legible documentation of patient care with attention to detail to accurately reflect assessment and interventions.

Provides quality patient care and education in accordance with Mobile Medicine policies and state regulations, as approved by the Medical Directors of Mobile Medicine and professional standards of care.

Interprets data, reads monitors, and responds with correct intervention to ensure optimum patient care, safety and recovery.

Participates in Mobile Medicine Performance Improvement activities.

Administers medications and IV solutions safely, correctly and per policy.

Maintains flexibility with vehicle assignments including the understanding that vehicle assignments are subject to change from a posted schedule based upon the needs of the department.

Maintains clean environment to include base and maintaining vehicles in a mission ready status. Accountable to check and verify established minimum transport vehicle supply levels, restock and clean at the beginning of the shift and as needed throughout the shift.

Maintains the ability to understand, utilize and efficiently integrate technology for longitudinal patient assessment, clinical interventions, physician consults and data collection related to paramedicine.

Maintains an understanding of ethics as it relates to providing primary care evaluations and access across the spectrum of the patient population.

Maintains an understanding of cultural competency as it relates to providing primary care evaluations and access across the spectrum of the patient population.

Maintains a basic understanding of reimbursement payer models (value-based versus fee-for-service).

Physical Requirements

Day, night, weekend, and on-call work may be required. Duties require working and driving in all weather conditions to include exposure to extreme heat, cold, and wet weather. Must not have any physical, emotional or mental impairment to prevent them from riding, driving, or operating in a company owned vehicle or administering patient care. Work areas may include tight spaces and poorly lit conditions.

Requires exposure to possible unpleasant conditions and/or handling of contaminated materials. Requires the ability to function in high stress situations and must have the ability to critically think and make rapid and appropriate decisions that ensure the safety for both patients, the public, and teammates. Must have the ability to concentrate. Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling.

Heavy lifting required, with assistance of a partner to load patients, equipment, and be able to carry heavy equipment. Significant physical stamina and endurance necessary to perform duties. Must be able to lift 50 pounds without…


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