Certified Emergency Department Technician-Paramedic Midshift

WVU Medicine

116d

About The Position

The Certified Emergency Department (ED) Technician-Paramedic performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse and/or licensed medical provider. The Certified ED Tech-Paramedic assists medical and nursing staff with a variety of procedures in an emergency setting under applicable scope of practice based on certification.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Registered WV Paramedic Certification.
• Registered National Paramedic Certification required if licensed after 1/1/2019 or if licensure was obtained prior to 1/1/2019 but not maintained.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Completion of an accredited Paramedic education program.
• Two years of college in an applicable course of study (nursing, biology, physical therapy, or sports medicine) OR Two years’ experience in an Emergency Department or pre-hospital setting.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Responsibilities

• Performs emergency medical services in accordance with the following conditions: Hospital Emergency Department, while moving a patient between the ED and another part of the hospital, only under the direction and supervision of physician, physician assistant designated by a physician, or an RN designated by a physician.
• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Assists the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.
• Records the vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures. Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
• Assists in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
• Assists department with administrative tasks to support the department operations.
• Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate personnel.
• Performs assigned tests such as glucose monitoring and maintains quality control testing & logs, according to department policy.
• Performs airway, cardiac, and trauma management based on scope of practice.
• Assists with emergency childbirth.
• Ability to perform EKG, but cannot interpret data.
• Administers medication with physician written order.
• Ability to perform nasotracheal intubation, bipap administration and management, nasogastric tube replacement, orogastric tube replacement, eye irrigation with Morgan lens.
• Additional duties as assigned based on scope of practice.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees