Paramedic - Emergency Full Time Nights

Texas Health Resources • Rockwall, TX

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About The Position

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together. Work location: Texas Health Rockwall - 3150 Horizon Rd, Rockwall, TX 75032. Work hours: Full Time, 36 hours weekly - (3) 12-hour Night shifts 7pm-7am, including weekends. Training: Must be able to attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington during 8am-5pm the first 1-5 days of hire. Emergency Department Highlights: Engaged leadership that actively works to assist staff. Supportive team environment. New and advanced equipment and technology.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• 3 months paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship required.
• 1 year of paramedic experience in EMS or fire department strongly preferred.
• EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic required upon hire.
• LP - Licensed Paramedic required upon hire.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 90 days of hire.
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care required and maintained quarterly.
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 90 days of hire.
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually.
• Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to perform basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Responds to others' priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs.
• Incorporates population-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
• Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect.
• Engages family/caregivers in health care situations.
• Uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness.
• Involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties.
• Gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others.
• Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.
• Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, developmental and diversity needs of the patient.
• Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team.
• Incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools.
• Promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources.
• Leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care.
• Adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity.
• Demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions.
• Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Benefits

• 401k
• PTO
• medical
• dental
• Paid Parental Leave
• flex spending
• tuition reimbursement
• student loan repayment programs
• several other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees