Critical Care Paramedic

SUMMARY:

Under supervision of the Medical Director and the Lifeguard EMS Program Coordinator, following established policies and procedures, performs the role of a Critical Care Paramedic, including delivery of patient care, training, equipment use and maintenance, and research efforts. Maintains clinical skills, knowledge of literature in the field, assists the Medical Director and the program coordinator in the design of training curricula and research protocols, and develops procedures to carry out patient care, research, program development and outreach, and training objectives.

The position shall not supersede the RN role in patient care once responsibility for a patient is transferred from the critical care paramedic to the RN. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.

The core Success Factors include:
Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs patient care at incident scenes and during critical care transport in accordance with established standards, protocols and policies under the supervision of the physician medical director (or his/her designee). Provides comprehensive, effective and safe care to any patient transported by Lifeguard EMS. Participates in training of emergency care personnel (EMTs, students, first responders, residents, attending physicians, nurses and others) including curricula development, precepting, mentoring, simulation-based training, conferences and other training techniques.

Assists in development of patient care protocols and methods, training curricula, other training techniques, and other research, training, and patient care efforts. Attends required staff and educational meetings and remains current with literature pertaining to relevant program areas of interest. Participates in the design and conduct of experiments, including enrollment of study subjects, according to established protocols and research methodology.

Assists in writing presentations and papers for publications based on research performed and may present such findings pletes patient documentation (written and electronic) per Rhode Island Hospital and The Rhode Island Department of Health:
Division of EMS. This documentation shall be completed in a timely fashion to expedite patient billing. Performs public education, marketing and outreach and maintains a cheerful, positive attitude toward patients and families, co-workers, staff of other facilities and the public. Maintains a clean operational environment. Retrieves, stocks and cleans medical equipment. Reports to remote location(s) for duty. Responds to on-call to emergencies, disasters and major incidents.

Performs data entry and clerical assistance. Assists with Emergency Department communications and dispatch at and for the communications center.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Current State of Rhode Island EMT-Paramedic license with a minimum of five years field EMS experience. Current Paramedic certification through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Current ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications (instructor status preferred). CCEMTP and/or FP-C, ATLS (audit), BTLS, PHTLS and NRP preferred. Maintains certifications as mandated by the position Valid and current driver’s license and a clean driving record.

Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences, Nursing or related field preferred.…