Paramedic Job at Advocate Health Care (Charlotte)

Job Description

Atrium Health - Paramedic - Hospital @ Home - Mobile Integrated Health

Job Responsibility

Respects patient rights and confidentiality and complies with all HIPAA and Advocate policies and guidelines with respect to patient confidentiality
Provides accurate and legible documentation of patient care with attention to detail to accurately reflect assessment and interventions
Provides quality patient care and education in accordance with Mobile Medicine policies and state regulations, as approved by the Medical Directors of Mobile Medicine and professional standards of care
Interprets data, reads monitors, and responds with correct intervention to ensure optimum patient care, safety and recovery
Participate in Mobile Medicine Performance Improvement activities
Administer medications and IV solutions safely, correctly and per policy
Maintains flexibility with vehicle assignments including the understanding that vehicle assignments are subject to change from a posted schedule based upon the needs of the department
Maintains clean environment to include base and maintaining vehicles in a mission ready status. Accountable to check and verify established minimum transport vehicle supply levels, restock and clean at the beginning of the shift and as needed throughout the shift
Maintains the ability to understand, utilize and efficiently integrate technology for longitudinal patient assessment, clinical interventions, physician consults and data collection related to paramedicine
Maintains an understanding of ethics as it relates to providing primary care evaluations and access across the spectrum of the patient population
Maintains an understanding of cultural competency as it relates to providing primary care evaluations and access across the spectrum of the patient population
Maintains a basic understanding reimbursement payer model (value-based versus fee-for-service)
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served
Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job
Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree preferred
applicable state EMT-Paramedic required for duration of employment with Mobile Medicine
South Carolina EMT-Paramedic and National Registry required within 1 year of hire
Certified Community Paramedic (CP-C) or other CAMTS-designated provider credentialing required within two years of hire and maintained for the duration of employment
Maintains required certifications to include ACLS, PALS, BLS, as directed by the Medical Director
3 years' full-time experience in an 9-1-1 system functioning at the paramedic level of practice in any setting over any length of time or 3 years' full-time experience in a comprehensive (non-critical access) emergency department with a high-volume visits per day
Valid driver's license required, and individual must have at time of hire and maintain for duration of employment a motor vehicle operator record acceptable to Advocate Health's insurance carrier/underwriter
Must be able to drive vehicles safely in all types of weather
Knowledge of healthcare, EMS systems, and other regulating organizations including but not limited to local, state, and federal regulations preferred
Must not have any physical, emotional or mental impairment to prevent them from riding, driving, or operating in a company owned vehicle or administering patient care
Must have the ability to concentrate
Must be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance
Must have intact sense of sight, hearing, smell and touch and good finger dexterity
Good motor and eye-hand coordination required
Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to include, but not limited to, speaking English in good, understandable terms

What we offer

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
Educational Assistance Program
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

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