Paramedic

Location: Granite Falls

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* Location:

** Avera Granite Falls Hospital
** Worker Type:
** Regular
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* Work Shift:

** Rotating days/evenings/nights/weekends (United States of America)
** Pay Range:
*** The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.*$25.00 - $37.50
** Position Highlights
**** You will be taking ambulance calls and working in the hospital emergency department. Crew quarters are available for sleeping.
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* Schedule:

12 hour rotating days/nights from 6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am. Work your primary 12 hour shift with call for the other 12 hour shift. Rotate every other weekend/holiday.
**** You Belong at Avera
**** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.*
* ** A Brief Overview
** Provides emergency medical treatment to sick or injured patients, under the direction and supervision of physician and leaders, in accordance with established standards of performance, philosophy and objectives. Documents and reports observations and treatments provided to physicians, nurses and other healthcare staff, in support of patient care activities.

** What you will do*
* * Collects patient health data from patients, referring healthcare providers and patient charts.
* Analyzes the collected data to assist in determining diagnoses and area of problem focus.
* Identifies expected outcomes and goals, individualized to the patient, and develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcome.
* Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
* Performs required documentation and participates in quality control activities to support patient care.
* Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of the outcomes and utilizes establishes protocols for patient care.
* Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice.
* Acquires and maintains current knowledge in practice, procedures, and care.
* Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and health care providers to provide appropriate patient care.
* Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care in support of responsible, ethical and safe patient care and environments.  
** Essential Qualifications
** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

** Required Education, License/Certification, or

Work Experience:

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* * Drivers License - Licensing Board Upon Hire and
* EMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and
* Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Upon Hire
* Proficient in all EMS skills and familiar with various EMS training techniques  
** Preferred Education, License/Certification, or

Work Experience:

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* * Bachelor's  
** Expectations and Standards*
* * Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
* Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
* Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
* Maintain confidentiality.
* Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
* Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if…