Paramedic,Transport

Cook Children's Health Care System • Fort Worth, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves functioning as a team member to provide care and transportation to pediatric and neonatal patients using ground ambulance, helicopter, and fixed-wing aircraft. Responsibilities include maintaining equipment readiness, ensuring supply availability, and completing necessary paperwork. The ideal candidate will have a desire to expand their knowledge of pediatric and neonatal care in a transport setting, be self-motivated, highly organized, possess strong customer service and communication skills, and be able to foster positive working relationships. Cook Children's Medical Center, the cornerstone of Cook Children's, offers advanced technologies, research, treatments, surgery, rehabilitation, and ancillary services tailored to children's needs. The organization is committed to its "Promise" to provide quality healthcare and blaze new trails in medical care, research, and technology for children.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years ALS experience for flight paramedics
• 3 years clinical experience for an EMT-P/LP
• Plan to assess and document the competency and proficiency of the provider to perform in the critical care medical transport environment
• Current Texas Certification or Licensure as a Paramedic
• Current CPR certification
• Valid Texas Drivers License and Auto Liability Insurance
• ACLS Certification (within 90 days of employment and maintain)
• PALS Certification (within 90 days of employment and maintain)
• NRP Certification (within 90 days of employment and maintain)
• Stable Certification (within 90 days of employment and maintain)
• TNCC (audit within 6 months of employment, every 4 years thereafter)
• Advanced Certification (FP-C, CCEMTP, C-NPT or TP-C) within 2 years
• Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (during orientation, every 3 years thereafter)

Nice To Haves

• Desire to expand their knowledge of pediatric and neonatal patients and be able to apply that knowledge in the transport environment
• Self motivated
• Highly organized
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships

Responsibilities

• Provide care and transportation to pediatric and neonatal patients via ground ambulance, helicopter, and fixed wing aircraft
• Maintain the readiness of equipment
• Ensure availability of supplies
• Complete related paperwork

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees