LifeFlight Ground Paramedic PRN - Clarksville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a LifeFlight Ground Paramedic PRN in Clarksville, Tennessee. This role involves independently utilizing assessment skills to activate patient care protocols within the Tennessee and Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice. The paramedic will be responsible for triage care in the field and Emergency Department, and for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care within the paramedic team, during transport, and at handover. 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.

Requirements

LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
LIC-Tennessee Driver’s License - F Endorsement - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
High School Diploma or GED (Required)

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 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.