Paramedic — ALS Transport — St. Mary's Hospital

Bon Secours

• must be able to do days and nights, rotating shifts are required*

This position is part of our Hospital-to-hospital transport team and will support the ALS Transport Unit.

• must be able to do days and nights, rotating shifts are required*

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

The Critical Care Transport Paramedic is responsible for assisting with urgent and critical care transports in a prompt and efficient manner to all patients. Responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, documenting, and evaluating patient care in conjunction with the critical care transport nurse. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on assigned unit.

• Provides professional care to the urgent/emergent needs of the patient prior to air or ground transfer in the airborne and ground transport environment. Works with critical care transport nurse to interpret patient related data, and to establish immediate priorities and plan of care.
• Cooperates with all ancillary and support services.
• Assists in maintaining the vehicle, equipment, and supplies as defined by departmental policy and procedures.
• Facilitates the needs of patients and their families during hospitalization and communicates with other hospital departments as necessary to facilitate those needs.
• Communicates with EMS and hospital requestors as needed in order to care appropriately for transported patients.
• Acts as an educator to professional groups and the EMS in our service area
• Attends internal and external educational meetings, keeps current in knowledge, skills, and clinical competencies through professional journals, professional organizations, etc. Participates in department standing and ad hoc committees.
• Travels to assigned base sites with the understanding that daily assignments may change as dictated by staffing issues, mechanical issues with the aircraft or mobile units.
• Adheres to all Medical Directives, written policies and procedures for the Transport Network, including crew member weight policy for aviation operations.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

• High School Diploma or GED (required)
• Successful completion of a Paramedic program at the certificate or associates degree level (required)

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA-BLS) required
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA-ACLS) required
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA-PALS) required within 6 months of hire Basic Trauma Life Support certification or equivalent (required within 6 months of hire)
• Current paramedic-level certification in state of practice (required)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (preferred)
• Valid Driver’s License in state of practice (required)
• International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) Flight Paramedic (FP-C) or Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) required within 18 months of hire
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Incident…