Emergency Department Paramedic - Clarksville, $10,000 Sign-on Bonus! - Days
About The Position
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. This role independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within the Tennessee paramedic scope of practice within the defined Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice. Responsible for triage care in the field as well as the Emergency Department. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care in paramedic team, transport and handover.
Requirements
- LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee
- LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
- Relevant Work Experience
- 1 year
- High School Diploma or GED
Nice To Haves
- Ventilator Management (Novice)
- Critical Thinking (Novice)
- Airway Establishing (Novice)
- Medication Management (Novice)
- Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice)
Responsibilities
- Actively participates with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct patient care.
- Transports patients via various modes of transportation while providing quality ALS and Critical Care management to all ages.
- Responds to emergency requests within Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt sponsored or other contracted events.
- Utilizes the problem solving model to independent resolve patient problems and follow through with HCT to implement solutions.
- Identifies patient and unit problems and finds solutions to resolve problems and follows through to implement solutions.
- Effectively communicates patient handover to the health care team.
Benefits
- health
- disability
- retirement
- wellness offerings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
