LifeFlight Ground Paramedic PRN - Bedford

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system, with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. They are dedicated to providing world-class care, advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive community. LifeFlight Ground EMS operates a fleet of 21 ALS-equipped ground ambulances from five locations in Middle Tennessee, focusing on interfacility transfers and discharges, with the capability to support non-Vanderbilt facilities. This role involves independent patient care within the Tennessee and Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice, including triage in the field and Emergency Department, and effective communication for safe patient care during transport and handover.

Requirements

LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee
LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year of experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice)
Medication Management (Novice)
Critical Thinking (Novice)
Airway Establishing (Novice)
Ventilator Management (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.
Additional duties may be assigned.