Paramedic - Emergency Department - Rio Rancho

Presbyterian System Services • Rio Rancho, NM

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Paramedic for the Emergency Department at Rust Medical Center. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. This role offers the opportunity to deepen your clinical expertise in a collaborative, team-centered setting that values communication, growth, and mutual support. Enjoy a strong sense of camaraderie as you contribute to meaningful, life-impacting work every day—while advancing your skills within an environment committed to high-quality emergency care. Be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference, your voice matters, and your professional development is encouraged. Join us in delivering exceptional care to our community, one patient at a time.

Requirements

• High school/GED required
• Current NM Paramedic License required
• Current BLS and ACLS is required

Nice To Haves

• 2-5 years of experience as a paramedic preferred
• Previous EMS Dispatch experience preferred
• 2 years ED patient care experience including triage experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Participates in the provision of patient care based on setting and acuity of patient care needs.
• Ensures a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
• Organizes care in a manner that contributes to the overall quality of the team.
• Performs care within State Approved Scope of Practice and approved competencies.
• Assists in cleaning and maintaining emergency supplies and equipment.
• Monitors patients and maintains records using patient monitoring system and electronic health records.
• Documents and maintains an informative and accurate medical record to initiate charges for each patient treated.
• Maintains proper functioning systems and reports malfunctions immediately per PHS procedure.
• Documents and reports any pertinent changes to the Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Provider.
• Provides patient reports to other staff as necessary.
• Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Participates in unit-based Shared Governance activities and assists with the implementation of changes as recommended by councils.
• Performs other functions as directed.
• May observe patient cardiac monitors and maintain records.
• Documents and reports any pertinent rate or rhythm changes, especially life-threatening dysrhythmias.
• Informs of any drug treatments as appropriate.
• Notifies the Nurse immediately of any death-producing arrhythmias and documents findings.
• May receive emergent and non-emergent medical telephone calls from internal and external contacts.
• Ensures equal distribution of arriving patients by team in the Emergency Department (ED).
• Maintains accurate, legible dispatch records for the department.
• Make transfer arrangements with the appropriate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport agency for ED patients needing to be transferred.
• Directs responding ambulance crews to the appropriate area of the ED for patient transfer.
• Maintains positive communications and collaboration with the EMS service line, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
• Wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

What This Job Offers

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