Emergency Department Partner

Lurie Children's Hospital • Chicago, IL

12d • $24 - $39 • Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Department Partner (EDP) is a health care professional and integral member of the Emergency Department care team. The role responds to, assesses, and triages emergent, urgent, and non-urgent requests for medical care; determines patients’ physiologic, psychological, and psychosocial needs; administers medications; interprets diagnostic findings to implement treatment; provides complex care; and facilitates access to higher levels of care when a patient’s needs exceed a licensed paramedic’s capability. The EDP integrates care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients with consideration for their growth and development.

The EDP provides patient and family care in accordance with procedures, protocols, service principles, and hospital and departmental quality initiatives. The position participates in emergency response and trauma teams, maintains patient-care equipment and the care environment, monitors and documents patient status, assists with procedures and trainee education, and collaborates with families and multidisciplinary team members. The position also transports patients and families within the hospital and documents assessments and interventions in the electronic medical record.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; the job description also specifies graduation from an IDPH- or NREMT-P-approved paramedic program.
• At least two years of experience in Emergency Medical Services or a hospital Emergency Department setting.
• Illinois Department of Public Health EMT-P certification/licensure.
• Submit a letter of good standing from an Illinois Department of Public Health-approved EMS system.
• Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications within the first year of employment.
• Ability to cope and function in stressful situations and handle multiple tasks without disrupting patient care.
• Ability to provide a safe, non-threatening environment for patients and families and collaborate with team members and allied professionals.
• Ability to recognize personal strengths and limitations, participate in self-evaluation, and demonstrate professional accountability.
• Critical-thinking skills, adaptability, openness to change, and judgment needed to implement medical plans of care, clinical interventions, and procedures.
• Effective communication with patients, families, physicians, and hospital staff, while observing privileged communication principles.
• Thorough working knowledge of equipment necessary for the role; willingness to accept additional responsibilities and anticipate environmental changes that could impair safety.
• Demonstrated competency with protocols for chemical disinfection, high-level disinfection, and sterilization when required for the role.
• For ultrasound-guided peripheral IV access, successfully complete initial training and competency with a Vascular Access Team Designee and complete annual competency thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Recommended certifications include Pediatric Education for Pre-hospital Professionals (PEPP), Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP/NALS), and Pediatric Pre-hospital Basic or Advanced Trauma Life Support (BTLS/PHTLS).

Responsibilities

• Assess and triage patients using appropriate assessment methods and area-specific tools; provide care according to procedures and protocols, anticipate emergencies, and intervene effectively.
• Communicate with patients’ families and multidisciplinary team members to identify care needs, report changes in patient status, and obtain referrals or consultations as appropriate.
• Keep current with the Emergency Medical Services national scope of practice and use current EMS and health care literature for information and problem solving.
• Continuously observe and assess patient responses to interventions, treatments, and therapies; recommend care-plan revisions as patient needs change.
• Incorporate hospital and departmental quality initiatives into daily work and follow communication, service excellence, professional image, and teamwork standards.
• Identify learning needs and pursue resources to advance practice and professional goals.
• Respond as a member of the Non-Inpatient Emergency Assessment and Response (NEAR) team, providing BLS services and escalating to ACLS services or Code Blue as needed.
• Respond as a Code Blue team member and serve as a first responder on the Decontamination Team, initiating the Decontamination Response Plan while awaiting the team.
• Participate as an integral member of the Trauma Response Team.
• Assist with education and training for EMT students, registered nurses, medical students, residents, and other trainees.
• Maintain airways; apply oxygen, suction, and airway adjuncts; provide bag-valve-mask ventilation and CPR; assist with endotracheal intubation and ventilation; and administer specified inhaled medications under the ED Asthma Algorithm.
• Control bleeding; apply tourniquets or clotting products when appropriate; use an automated external defibrillator; and, under direct physician supervision, perform external defibrillation and intraosseous needle insertion.
• Initiate peripheral and ultrasound-guided IV access and perform phlebotomy, including specified lidocaine administration; administer saline flushes and boluses as authorized by policy and protocol.
• Apply cervical motion restriction and related devices; apply prefabricated soft and rigid splints, including HARE traction; and assist with cast application.
• Maintain a clean, well-supplied patient-care environment; maintain, assemble, calibrate, troubleshoot, and prepare equipment; ensure life-support equipment and medical gas availability; process equipment according to infection-control guidelines; and maintain emergency standby equipment.
• Assess and document vital signs; provide ECG and 12-lead ECG application, SpO2, and ETCO2 monitoring.
• Provide general wound care, irrigation, cleansing, dressings, and ear irrigations; assist the care team with procedures; educate patients and families on crutches, splints, and other assistive devices; and perform specified point-of-care tests.
• Transport patients and families to and from hospital areas and services, providing assessment, monitoring, and documentation during transport.
• Communicate assessments, interventions, and changes in patient status to the care team and document assessments and interventions in the EMR.
• Perform other job functions as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-paid group term life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Employer contribution toward a Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer match
• Supplemental life, AD&D, and disability coverage
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup childcare and eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program
• Hourly employee differentials may be available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED