Paramedic II

CommonSpirit Health • Bryan, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Paramedic, you will provide advanced emergency medical care and transport to critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings. Every day you will rapidly assess scenes, evaluate conditions, and administer life-saving interventions, while safely operating emergency vehicles and documenting care. To be successful, you will demonstrate expert clinical skills, exceptional critical thinking under stress, and compassionate communication, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

Requirements

• High School Graduate, upon hire or High School GED, upon hire
• At least two years continuous experience with St. Joseph, upon hire
• Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: TX, upon hire
• Driver's License: TX, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Responsibilities

• Personal, crew, patient and bystander's safety: scene size up, emergency scenes are dynamic events; the paramedic should always look out first for their safety and then the safety of others.
• Patient Assessment and delivery of care: provides patient care functions according to protocol, procedure and written directives to level of certification.
• Performs a patient assessment throughout a call on every patient encountered, providing appropriate treatment and transportation decisions within the P2 scope of practice.
• Synchronized cardioversion
• Medication administration of: Ancef, Dopamine, Etomidate, Fentanyl, Heparin, Labetalol, Metoprolol, Levophed, Phenergan, Rocuronium, Versed.
• MICU transports
• Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI)

What This Job Offers

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