Emergency Department Paramedic - Clarksville, $10,000 Sign-on Bonus! - Days

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking an Emergency Department Paramedic to work in Nashville, Tennessee. This role involves independently activating patient care protocols within the Tennessee and Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice. The paramedic will be responsible for triage care in the field and within the Emergency Department, ensuring effective communication for safe and quality patient care during team transport and handover. VUMC is committed to an environment where everyone can thrive, valuing expertise, knowledge expansion, and challenging abilities. Their mission is to advance health and wellness through patient care, education, and research.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Relevant Work Experience
1 year experience
LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee
LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
Ventilator Management (Novice)
Critical Thinking (Novice)
Airway Establishing (Novice)
Medication Management (Novice)
Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice)

Nice To Haves

The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months.
The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

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 independently 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.
Additional duties may be assigned.