Paramedic, Burnet ED, Day Shift, Full time

Cincinnati Children's

16h•$25 - $31

About The Position

The Paramedic provides assessment, monitoring, treatment, ongoing patient care, and clinical decision-making within the Paramedic scope of practice, departmental protocols, and organizational policies. The role involves recognizing and responding to changes in a patient’s condition, performing approved clinical procedures and interventions, and working independently and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team. Care is delivered across clinical environments using age-specific, developmental, family-centered, and culturally responsive principles. The Paramedic also completes required clinical documentation and maintains records in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards. The role promotes safety and operational readiness by following established safety practices, reporting hazards, and inspecting and maintaining equipment, supplies, and assigned work areas. It may include emergency response, patient movement, transport-related activities, and other duties required by the departmental assignment. The position requires the physical ability to safely perform essential functions, including lifting, moving, and transporting patients and equipment. The Paramedic communicates with patients, families, physicians, nurses, EMS personnel, and other healthcare team members, provides timely handoffs and clinical updates, and participates in meetings, process improvement, quality improvement, patient safety, and operational excellence initiatives. The role requires maintaining certifications, licensure, competencies, and continuing education; complying with applicable laws, regulations, standards, protocols, and policies; and protecting confidential information. This is a full-time, day-shift position in the Burnet Emergency Department at the Burnet Campus. The schedule is 36 weekly hours at 0.9 FTE, with regular employee status. Expected starting pay is $24.56–$30.75; starting pay may depend on experience, skills, and equity, and additional pay or benefits may apply.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Ohio Paramedic Certification.
Kentucky Paramedic certification within 6 months of hire.
NREMT within 6 months of hire.
ACLS and PALS certification within 3 months of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider certification within 6 months of hire.
Trauma certification within 1 year of hire.
Valid driver’s license with fewer than 5 points on the driving record.
Ability to safely lift, move, and transport patients and equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide assessment, monitoring, treatment, ongoing patient care, and clinical decision-making within the Paramedic scope of practice, departmental protocols, and organizational policies.
Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, initiate interventions, and communicate findings to appropriate healthcare team members.
Perform clinical procedures, medication administration, airway management, vascular access, and other approved interventions consistent with training, certification, and assigned work area.
Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary care team to provide safe, efficient, high-quality patient care.
Integrate age-specific, developmental, family-centered, and culturally responsive principles into patient care.
Complete clinical documentation and maintain records in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
Promote safety for patients, families, visitors, and staff; follow safety practices and promptly report hazards or concerns.
Inspect and maintain patient care equipment, supplies, and assigned work areas, and report deficiencies.
Participate in emergency response, patient movement, transport-related activities when assigned, and other operational activities required by the departmental assignment.
Safely perform essential job functions, including lifting, moving, and transporting patients and equipment.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, nurses, EMS personnel, and other healthcare team members; provide timely handoffs and clinical updates.
Participate in meetings, process improvement, collaborative problem solving, quality improvement, patient safety, performance improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
Maintain required certifications, licensure, competencies, and continuing education requirements.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, accreditation standards, departmental protocols, organizational policies, and privacy requirements; protect confidential information.