Paramedic - Community Paramedicine - Springfield

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The Community Paramedic is an extremely demanding role. The individual must be capable of assuming a variety of tasks and be able to make quick and safe decisions pertaining to patient care. The Community Paramedic is responsible for primary care and education in the home environment. This includes assessing, stabilizing, and arranging transport of the acutely ill patient to a hospital.

Patient care rendered should be based upon sound clinical judgment, standing orders, and interaction with Physicians and the Community Paramedic Medical Control Physician.

• Examines, screens, treats, and coordinates health services for patients.
• Conducts post-hospital release follow-up care including, but not limited to, monitoringmedication, dressing changes, and checking vital signs.
• Observes, records, and reports to physician, patient’s conditions and reactions to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Conducts patient education, including diabetes prevention/treatment, hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),falls assessment, injury evaluation, geriatric frailty visits, and nutrition.
• Administers patient care consistent with department protocols and physician orders.
• Coordinates appointments and follow-up with physicians and hospitals
• Develops and completes appropriate reports and templates for the Community Paramedic Program

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.

Certified as an EMT-P in State of practice (preferred)

Current certification in ACLS (preferred)

Valid Driver’s License (required)

High school diploma or GED (required)

Successful completion of a Paramedic program at the certificate or associates degree level (required)

One year’s experience as a Critical Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (CCEMTP) preferred.

Three years’ experience as EMT-P for an EMS service required.

Must be at least 23 years old and meet insurance guidelines.

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Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.

May be exposed to high noise levels and bright lights.

May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids.*

May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials.*

May be exposed to adverse weather conditions; cold, hot, dust, wind, etc.

This demanding position requires the individual to be in good overall physical condition. The ability to lift a minimum of 100 pounds is required. Vision and hearing must be within normal ranges or corrected to be so. Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, radiation, and medical preparations is possible.

Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination)

Perform shift work

Maneuver weight…