Paramedic - PRN

Lifepoint Health•Florence, AL

About The Position

Paramedic Schedule: PRN- Availability to work a variety of shifts How you’ll contribute A Paramedic who excels in this role: Perform lab draws, EKGs. Take vital signs, place patients on monitors. Transport patients throughout the hospital. Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources. Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility. Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives. Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary. Interviews patients and/or caregivers to collect information regarding current home medications Utilizes appropriate equipment/accessories to collect information from outside sources (physician offices, retail pharmacies, family members) regarding home medications. Contacts and communicates with other care providers (pharmacists, nurses, physicians, etc.) to facilitate the processing of home medication information. What we’re looking for Applicants should have a current state paramedic license and possess high school diploma or equivalent. Additional requirements include: Successful completion of a CAAHEP accredited paramedic education program. Minimum of 2 years of field experience. Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 30 days of hire. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 60 days of hire. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) strongly preferred. Handle With Care (HWC) within 90 days of hire. One year of experience preferred. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country. We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Requirements

Applicants should have a current state paramedic license and possess high school diploma or equivalent.
Successful completion of a CAAHEP accredited paramedic education program.
Minimum of 2 years of field experience.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 30 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 60 days of hire.
Handle With Care (HWC) within 90 days of hire.
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) strongly preferred.
One year of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform lab draws, EKGs.
Take vital signs, place patients on monitors.
Transport patients throughout the hospital.
Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources.
Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility.
Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives.
Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.
Interviews patients and/or caregivers to collect information regarding current home medications
Utilizes appropriate equipment/accessories to collect information from outside sources (physician offices, retail pharmacies, family members) regarding home medications.
Contacts and communicates with other care providers (pharmacists, nurses, physicians, etc.) to facilitate the processing of home medication information.