In Charge Paramedic

Position Summary

The mission and purpose of this position are to compassionately deliver high-quality service, as well as basic and advanced patient care in a professional, caring manner.

This job has been designated as a Safety Sensitive Position by HCESD
11. Public safety, as well as the safety of HCESD
11 employees, requires that the employee in this position be able to always perform all essential functions at the highest levels. Therefore, this position is subject to frequent drug testing and requires reporting of all employee use of High‑Risk Medications identified by HCESD
11 and certification from the employee’s physician that such medications can be safely used while working. Because HCESD
11’s ability to deliver emergency medical response depends on having a workforce that can be reliably scheduled, this job also requires regular and reliable attendance. This is a high‑stress job that requires focus, engagement, and high performance in traumatic, physically demanding, emotionally charged, and life‑threatening situations. The position involves exposure to serious and graphic injury to adults and children, including death and dismemberment.

A high level of physical, mental, and emotional health is an essential requirement.

• Adheres to all agency policies and procedures.
• Maintaining appropriate mental focus and emotional stability to perform safety sensitive functions in high stress, traumatic, physically demanding, emotionally charged situations.
• Reporting on time and regularly working scheduled shifts to not compromise the delivery of emergency medical care.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends, holidays. (This may include being called in for minimum staffing, shift coverage, weather events, and/or community and natural disasters)
• Performing the Physical Requirements listed below.
• Adherence to STARCARE values in all interactions.
• Take an active role to ensure gossip and hearsay are not perpetuated.
• Professionally represent HCESD
  11 at all times.

• Competently render both non‑emergency and emergency pre‑hospital care.
• Assess each call situation to determine best course of action and appropriate protocol.
• Develop and utilize triage skills to provide optimal efficiency during calls.
• Performs responsibly and acts as team leader during management of a scene.
• Consider patient status and patient requests when determining transportation destinations.
• Utilize medical equipment, including cardiac monitor, oxygen and suction devices, CPR and other procedures and medications as required to provide basic medical care consistent with medical protocols.
• Attend and participate in all required continuing education/meetings of HCESD
  11 and/or the Medical Directors Office.
• Maintain ALL certifications as required by the Medical Director and HCESD
  11.
• Comply with HCESD
  11 and Department of State Health Services requirements for continuing education and licensure.
• Communicate information through the proper “chain of command”, to management and other employees of HCESD
  11.
• Comply with local, state, and regional emergency medical service operations, regulations, and laws.
• Accurately and completely document the required information on all required documentation required by HCESD
  11, the Department of State Health Services and the Office of the Medical Director. Examples include logistics forms, employee injury reports, accident reports, incident reports, etc.
• Communicate with Controllers to receive and understand call data provided as well as requesting additional resources or other needs in the field.
• Monitor and maintain the general condition of HCESD
  11 property, including but not limited to, vehicles, equipment, buildings, and surrounding areas to provide efficient and appropriate patient care, as well as to maintain the image of HCESD
  11.
• Participate in community programs to establish strong community relations to include community programs sponsored by the police, fire departments and other external customers of HCESD
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• Effectively function in the Dynamic Resources Management System and understand the system.
• Safely operating and maintaining an emergency vehicle and equipment and…