Critical Care Paramedic (CCT)

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance•Elmhurst, IL

About The Position

Superior Ambulance Service is hiring Critical Care Paramedics at multiple locations in Illinois. The company, founded in 1959, is 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 800 ambulances across Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides critical care, helicopter, and fixed-wing emergency medical transportation. The Critical Care Paramedic provides safe transportation and quality medical care to sick and injured patients within state EMS regulations. In the transport environment, the paramedic provides care under the direction of the Program Medical Director and referring and/or receiving physician, following Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care. The role involves evaluating critically ill or injured patients across age groups, providing interventions, and preparing patients for ground or helicopter transport from hospitals or accident scenes. The paramedic maintains proficiency across the Critical Care Division’s patient populations, procedures, and equipment. The listed locations are Elmhurst, Oak Lawn, Markham, Chicago (Illinois Medical District and Chicago North), Des Plaines, Green Oaks, Schaumburg, Aurora, Elgin, Cary, Joliet, Evanston, Rockford, and Grayslake. The position is full-time, with a listed salary range of $32.50–$41.00 per hour; rates offered are based on years of experience and full-time scheduled templates.

Requirements

Two years of current ALS experience.
Current Critical Care certification.
Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
Ability to safely operate a vehicle in daytime, nighttime, and inclement weather conditions.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality patient care in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and the referring and/or receiving physician, 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 by ground or helicopter from hospitals or accident scenes.
Maintain clinical proficiency in care for neurological, cardiac, pediatric, obstetrical, traumatic, and other emergencies and patient populations transported by the Critical Care Division.
Maintain clinical 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/transvenous pacers, external ventricular drains, and advanced airway management.