Paramedic - Emergency Nights

Paramedic
- Emergency Full Time Nights

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location:

Texas Health Rockwall - 3150 Horizon Rd, Rockwall, TX 75032

Work hours:

Full Time, 36 hours weekly - (3) 12-hour Night shifts 7pm-7am, including every other weekend

Training:
Must be able to attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8am-5pm during the first 1-5 days of hire.

• Engaged leadership that actively works to assist staff.
• Supportive team environment.
• New and advanced equipment and technology.

Here’s What You Need

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required
• 3 months paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship required
• 1 year of experience in EMS or fire department preferred
• EMT-P
  - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic required upon hire or
• LP
  - Licensed Paramedic required upon hire
• ACLS
  - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 90 days of hire and
• BCLS
  - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care required and maintained quarterly and
• PALS
  - Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 90 days of hire and
• CPI
  - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually
• Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast-paced environment, positive interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills, able to perform basic computer skills.

What You Will Do

• Responds to others' priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs; incorporates population-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding others' frame of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness;
  
  involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others;
  Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.
• Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, developmental and diversity needs of the patient.
• Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions;
  
  collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall has proudly served the growing communities of Rockwall, Kaufman, Hunt, and surrounding counties for over 15 years. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional care close to home, delivering compassionate and high-quality healthcare for neighbors, friends, and families.

Our 105-bed acute-care hospital provides comprehensive medical and surgical…