Paramedic

Job Description

The emergency room paramedic tech provides technical support for providers and nurses in the facility. Due to being a smaller facility it is the expectation that the ER Paramedic helps all units when needed for patient care. The purpose of this position is to assist and support nursing and medical staff in performing patient care, environmental tasks, stocking supplies, and checking equipment to ensure patient-focused, cost-effective, and operational departments.

The ER Paramedic will also be responsible for assisting nurses and medical staff with appropriate skills within their scopes of practice (procedures, tray set ups, IV insertions, lab draws, approved medication administration, EKGs, splinting, ADLs, obtaining VS/ height and weight, etc).

• Treat all patients and colleagues with dignity and respect. Have open communication between all departments and cultivate a team environment. Listen to all points of view when problem solving and collaborate as a team. Follow all hospital/department policies and procedures.
• Annual Medtrainer completion before the deadline.
• Follow appropriate chain of command when addressing any hospital or department issues.
• Attendance is paramount to a successful department and team. It is expected that each staff member will arrive to work with enough time to conduct the appropriate change of shift functions with unapproved OT.
• All time off will be requested in the appropriate manner and before the schedule is published.
• Working weekends and holidays is a required part of working in inpatient bedside healthcare, and will be determined by department managers.
• Holiday schedules will be determined and published by the department managers based on unit needs.
• Company equipment, supplies, and time will be used only for company activities, not personal activities.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Ability to effectively present information to patients/families/team members.
• Ability to perform med math calculations/height and weight calculations.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to problem solve with multiple variables in situations.
• Basic computer skills/charting system knowledge.
• Current unencumbered Paramedic certification in the state of practice.
• Current BLS required.
• ACLS/PALS required for medics.

Graduated from program to achieve certification in EMT-Paramedic. At least 2 years of experience in an emergency room or emergency setting.

• Ability to climb, stoop, kneel, reach, stand, walk, pull, push, lift, and able to exert up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a clinical/clerical nature.
• The physical demands for this position include: adequate vision, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Substantial movements of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers in a repetitive manner.
• Use of feet and legs and/or hands and arms in a repetitive manner.
• Bending legs downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Raising objects from a lower to higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.