Critical Care Paramedic (CCT)- Oak Creek

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance • Broken Arrow, OK

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About The Position

Superior Ambulance Service is hiring a Critical Care Paramedic to provide safe transportation and high-quality medical care to sick and injured patients during critical care transports. The role serves patients from pediatric through adult age groups and operates under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring and/or receiving physicians, following Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care. Transports may originate at hospitals or accident scenes and may be conducted by ground or helicopter.

The position requires clinical proficiency across critical care patient populations and procedures, effective collaboration and communication, accurate documentation, and readiness to work in confined spaces and adverse environmental conditions. Employees must complete transports begun during their scheduled shift, even when doing so extends beyond normal work hours, and participate in required training and ongoing certification maintenance.

Superior Ambulance Service began in 1959 and is described as the largest independent, locally owned and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. It employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, paramedics, and nurses and operates more than 500 ambulances across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The company also provides critical care, helicopter, and fixed-wing emergency medical transportation. This posting lists openings in multiple locations, including Oak Creek.

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.
• Ability to complete required training and maintain required certifications and licenses.

Nice To Haves

• National Registry Paramedic.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, and trauma certification (PHTLS or ITLS).
• 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 patient care during transport under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring and/or receiving physicians, in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care.
• Autonomously evaluate critically ill or injured patients of all age groups, provide therapeutic and emergency interventions, and prepare patients for transport from hospitals or accident scenes by ground or helicopter.
• 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 emergency conditions before, during, and after transport.
• Maintain complete and accurate records, participate in quality assurance programs, collect data, and contribute to 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 initiated during the scheduled shift, including when completion extends 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.
• Complete and maintain current safety education 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, with full-time or part-time options.
• Competitive compensation.
• Immediate EMT/Paramedic job placement.
• Multiple station locations and the ability to transfer throughout the company.
• Opportunity to work overtime.
• Health, dental, and life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Opportunity for career growth.
• Sponsored training in ACLS, PALS, NRP, trauma, FEMA certifications, local EMS system entry, expanded-scope ALS, 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