MIH Paramedic Job Lowell area,Massachusetts USA,Healthcare

Position: MIH Paramedic - 36hrs/week-Full Time

We are seeking a Paramedic to join Tufts Medicine growing Mobile Integrated Health team.

In this role you will provide primary care and advanced life support, medical evaluations, treatment and stabilization of Lowell General Hospital patients with chronic and acute health issues in their homes in the Lowell area.

If you are interested in a role where you will provide integrated care and have an opportunity to advance your assessment and treatment skills with training in multiple areas including oncology, vascular access, heart failure etc, we would love to discuss this opportunity with you!

Position Overview

This position is an allied health professional who possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care in the home and institutional setting in an effort to decrease emergency department and hospital utilization.

Functions as part of a comprehensive mobile integrated response, under medical oversight and conduct detailed assessments and available diagnostics to collaborate with the medical control physician to determine appropriate treatments and intermediate care management strategy for patients with acute and chronic conditions.

Responds to patient care needs, requests and places appropriate referrals, and provides education to patients and their families regarding their medical conditions.

Conducts patient care visits with real-time communication with one of our board-certified emergency physicians or the patient’s attending physician and works cooperatively within the healthcare system and other services to create a system of quality health care.

Location

Lowell General Hospital - 295 Varnum Avenue - Lowell, MA

Hours

36 hours, Variable Shifts (Days/Evenings/Weekends/Holidays)

Minimum Qualifications

Completion of accredited Paramedic program.

National Registered Paramedic.

Massachusetts Certified Paramedic.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Valid State issued driver’s license.

Two (2) years of relevant experience.

Must obtain Community Paramedic certification by the International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC) within one (1) year of start of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree.

BCLS, ACLS, PALS Instructor.

Incident Command System (ICS) course up to 200 level.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Three (3) years of experience in community paramedicine or mobile integrated health.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Complies with performance improvement clinical benchmarks.

Answers phone and places calls as needed using proper professional etiquette.

Completes patient care documentation required in the various Tufts Medicine electronic medical record systems.

Avoids hazards, uses safety equipment.

Follows clinical protocols, plans, policies and physician orders correctly.

Performs peer review QA when assigned and participates in department M&M rounds by reviewing cases when requested.

Attends a minimum of six (6) department M&M rounds per year unless granted an exemption.

Follows operational flow and procedures efficiently and effectively to maximize utilization of the Mobile Integrated Health Program.

Works collaboratively and in a professional manner with all allied health and public safety personnel.

Draws labs on patients as ordered and documents in hospital EMR (Epic).

Maintains supplies and clean and orderly equipment on mobile units.

Performs 12 Lead EKGs, ultrasound imaging, simple dressings, wound care, ace wraps, ADL in the home and institutional setting as needed, facilitates…