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The ALS Paramedic provides professional care through high-quality assessment, triage / treatment to assess the nature and extent of a patient’s illness / injury and prioritize the needed care. Provides comprehensive care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Paramedic must have strong clinical knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients of all ages with a diverse range of medical needs (infants – geriatric) operating specialized medical equipment and utilizing advanced skills. The Paramedic functions autonomously outside of the hospital environment under standards and protocols approved by the Medical Director as established by the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS). The Paramedic must be proficient in advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes.
Job Responsibility:
Provides professional care through high-quality assessment, triage / treatment to assess the nature and extent of a patient’s illness / injury and prioritize the needed care
Provides comprehensive care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Must be proficient in advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes
Independently initiates advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes depending on job and scope of practice such as video laryngoscopy, (BAID) Blind airway insertion device, needle chest decompression, central line placement (EJ), intraosseous placement, and initiation/titration of pharmacological agents
Initiates and sets up ventilation equipment. Operates, assesses, and manages patient airway support, ventilator settings and equipment
Ensures patient care equipment is in proper working order and all supplies are present by utilizing daily check-off sheets and reporting any known issues
Ensures that the ambulance patient care area is clean, restocked, and kept in a neat and orderly condition at the beginning of each shift and when necessary to maintain a mission ready status
Must be capable of handling equipment challenges and failures without support of internal hospital resources
Obtains necessary signatures and paperwork for each transport
Thoroughly documents medical care and treatments of patients in the EHR
Must maintain annual compliance in education related to specialty area and/or primary base location outside of typical Paramedic practice
Requirements:
High school graduate or GED required
Successful completion of an accredited EMT-Paramedic training program required
North Carolina Paramedic certification required
BLS required
ACLS and PALS required to completing orientation
Two (2) years of clinical paramedic experience required - to include one (1) year of active field pre-hospital experience required
Advocate Health approved driving course to be completed within 90 days of hire
Must have a valid driver's license and qualify as insurable by Advocate Health insurance carrier requirements for driving AirCare vehicles
What we offer:
$7,500 sign–on bonus
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs