Critical Care Paramedic (CCT)- Elkhorn

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance • Elkhorn, WI

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About The Position

Superior Ambulance Service is hiring a Critical Care Paramedic to provide safe transportation and quality medical care to sick and injured patients. The position provides care in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring or receiving physicians, following Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care. The role involves autonomously evaluating critically ill or injured patients across age groups, providing therapeutic and emergency interventions, and preparing patients for ground or helicopter transport from hospitals or accident scenes.

The Critical Care Paramedic works with drivers, coworkers, leadership, healthcare partners, and customers; monitors patient status and responds proactively to patient and family needs; and prepares equipment and supplies for emergency conditions before, during, and after transport. The position also includes maintaining accurate records, participating in quality assurance and data collection, maintaining clinical proficiency and required certifications, and completing required education and safety training. Transports begun during a scheduled shift must be completed, even if completion extends beyond normal work hours.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of ALS experience.
• State EMT-P license.
• AHA BLS certification.
• Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
• Ability to safely operate a vehicle in daytime, nighttime, and inclement weather.

Nice To Haves

• National Registry Paramedic.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, and trauma (PHTLS or ITLS) certifications.
• FEMA certifications: 100, 200, 700, 800, and HazMat.
• CCEMTP certification or completion of a CCP course with 12 hours of CCT continuing education annually.
• Critical Care Transport Board Certification (FP-C or CCP-C).
• Experience managing ventilators, IV pumps, and chest tubes.
• Leadership experience, such as FTO, PIC, preceptor, or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients during transport under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring or receiving physicians, in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care.
• Evaluate critically ill or injured patients from pediatric through adult age groups; provide therapeutic and emergency interventions and prepare patients for ground or helicopter transport from hospitals or accident scenes.
• Collaborate with drivers, coworkers, leadership, healthcare partners, and customers.
• Assess and detect changes in patient status and proactively address patient and family problems.
• Plan, organize, and position equipment and supplies for use before, during, and after transport.
• Maintain complete and accurate records, participate in quality assurance programs, collect data, and take part in special projects.
• Maintain clinical proficiency across the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice, including neurological, cardiac, pediatric, obstetrical, and traumatic emergencies and other transported patient populations.
• Perform the physical requirements of the job in confined spaces and adverse environmental conditions.
• Complete transports begun during the scheduled shift, including when they extend beyond normal work hours.
• Participate in required didactic, clinical, and laboratory education programs and maintain required certifications and licenses.
• Maintain competency in critical care procedures and equipment, including ventilators, IV pumps, dopplers, chest tubes, hemodynamic monitoring, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, ventricular assist devices, Impella cardiac assist devices, transcutaneous and transvenous pacers, external ventricular drains, and advanced airway management.
• Maintain current safety education as required by Superior Ambulance, contracted aviation operators, and other healthcare partners.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families, hospital staff, the community, Superior Ambulance staff, and Critical Care administration, and represent the CCT program and Superior Ambulance professionally.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling.
• Competitive compensation.
• Immediate EMT/Paramedic job placement.
• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer throughout the company.
• Opportunity to work overtime.
• Health, dental, and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Opportunity for career growth.
• Sponsored further training, including certifications, local EMS system entry, expanded-scope ALS training, critical care paramedic training, and critical care continuing education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed