Lead Paramedic

Phelps Health

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Phelps Health is a 2000-employee-strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small-town Missouri. No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life-saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family. General Summary The Lead Paramedic is responsible for overseeing, coordinating the clinical and non-clinical activities, disciplining and correcting the performance of EMT and EMT-P’s in order to maintain and provide quality customer service and patient care.

Requirements

High School education or equivalent required.
Graduate of Missouri State approved EMT-P course required.
Current Missouri licensure as EMT-P required.
American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, and PALS certification required.
(ACLS, PHTLS, and PALS must obtain within six months of hire.)
Considerable mental concentration required.
Lifting up to 50 lbs., turning activities and nearly constant walking required.
Standing, walking, sitting, lifting (50 lbs), turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, reaching.
Driving for extended periods of time.
Dealing with traumatic and stressful situations.
Frequent exposure to infectious disease and hostile persons at times.
Frequent exposure to communicable disease via blood and other body fluids.
Minimal physical discomfort.
One year of Paramedic experience required.

Nice To Haves

Five years of Paramedic experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Oversees and insures daily department duties are completed in a timely manner.
Continuously monitors crew performance and identify problems that need to be corrected.
Evaluate employee’s performance using performance management system within designated timeframes.
Demonstrates organizational, decision making and delegation skills.
Acts independently and makes appropriate department decision when the Director of Ambulance Services is unavailable.
Responsible for arranging all transfers out of Phelps Health in a timely manner.
Documents appropriately and accurately on (MARF) Missouri Ambulance Report Form.
Uses critical thinking skills when assessing patient’s needs and planning care.
Delegate’s patient care tasks to EMT’s and First Responders within their scope of duties and evaluates their performance.
Proficient in skills such as Cardiac Monitoring with 4 lead and 12 lead, Arrhythmia Interpretation, Transcutaneous Pacing, Defibrillation, Capnography, Endotracheal, Intubation, King Airway Insertion, LMA, Needle Decompression, C-PAP, VAD, IV, Intraosseous Insertion, Defibrillation, Drug Calculations, Medication administration and RSI.
Coordinates patient care by effective collaboration with other healthcare team members and emergency service providers.
Hands off care of the patient to the receiving facility by giving pertinent and concise reports to the receiving nurse.
Efficiently assess Trauma Scenes and activate the Trauma Team appropriately
Follows infection control procedures and utilizes safe patient handling and movement techniques and ensures that other team members do so.