Critical Care Paramedic (CCT)- Mount Pleasant

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance • Mount Pleasant, 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 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 be by ground or helicopter and may originate at hospitals or accident scenes.

The paramedic assesses and treats critically ill or injured patients, prepares them for transport, monitors for changes in condition, and works with drivers, colleagues, leadership, healthcare partners, patients, and families. The role also involves maintaining equipment and supplies, clinical proficiency across the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice, accurate documentation, participation in quality assurance and data collection, and ongoing education and certification. Employees must complete transports that begin within their scheduled shift even if doing so extends beyond normal work hours.

The position is listed for Mount Pleasant, with additional openings in Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee, Fond Du Lac, Green Bay, Madison, Kenosha, Oak Creek, Janesville, Burlington, and Elkhorn. Superior Ambulance Service began in 1959 and is described as the Midwest’s largest independent, locally owned and operated emergency medical services provider, employing more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, paramedics, and nurses and operating more than 500 ambulances across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Requirements

• At least 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 conditions.

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 in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring and/or receiving physicians, following Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care.
• Autonomously 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 patients for changes in status and proactively address patient and family problems.
• Plan, organize, and position equipment and supplies for emergency use 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 patient populations transported by the division.
• 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.
• Maintain currency in safety education required by Superior Ambulance, contracted aviation operators, and 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 (PHTLS or ITLS), and FEMA certifications (100, 200, 700, 800, and HazMat).
• Sponsored system entry into the local EMS system.
• Sponsored Expanded Scope ALS Training Program.
• Sponsored Critical Care Paramedic Training Program (CCP or CCEMTP).
• Sponsored critical care continuing education.

What This Job Offers

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