ECC PARAMEDIC

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $18.24 - $32.82

Schedule Details: Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend

Scheduled

Hours:

10:30a-11p

Shift: 2 - Evening Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 36

Cost Center: 25082 - 2340 Emergency Room

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The ED Paramedic, who meets the formal education and clinical experience required by the Massachusetts Board of state licensing for Paramedics, and has successfully passed the paramedic exam, will work under the direction of the Emergency Department Director. The ED Paramedic will work in collaboration with the registered nurses and other members of the Emergency Department care team providing direct patient care while working within their scope of practice.

Work in collaboration with the registered nurses and other members of the Emergency Department care team providing direct patient care while working within their scope of practice.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Required:

Required:

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

On-the-job time is spent in the following physical activities:

• Stand - 1/3 to 2/3
• Walk - 2/3
• Sit - 1/3
• Talk or hear - 2/3
• Uses hands to finger, handle or feel - 2/3
• Push/pull - 1/3 to 2/3
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl - 1/3
• Reach with hands and arms - 1/3 to 2/3

This job requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted:

• Up to 10 pounds - 2/3
• Up to 25 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3
• Up to 50 pounds - 1/3 to 2/3
• Up to 100 pounds - 1/3
• More than 100 pounds - 1/3

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions:

• Wet, humid conditions (non-weather) - Up to 1/3
• Work near moving mechanical parts - 2/3
• Outdoor weather conditions - Up to 1/3
• Risk of electrical shock - Up to 1/3
• Vibration - Up to 1/3
• Risk of radiation - 1/3 to 2/3
• Infectious Diseases - 2/3
• Physical +/or Verbal Abusiveness - 2/3
• Rotating Shifts - Up to 1/3
• PPE when indicated - 1/3 to 2/3

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are:
Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,…