Paramedic - Radford Transport

Carilion Clinic•Radford, VA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Paramedic administers physician-authorized life-support care and transports patients in pre-hospital settings. The role involves acute and non-acute ground and/or air transport, responding to 911 medical emergencies, protecting life, providing cardiac and trauma support, and initiating treatment at emergency scenes. The Paramedic assesses patient responses and adjusts care as needed while communicating effectively and maintaining confidentiality. The Paramedic assesses illness or injury and prioritizes procedures or requests additional assistance. Duties include stabilizing heart rhythms, administering IV fluids and medications, performing emergency procedures such as extrication, intubation, and defibrillation, and providing advanced invasive and non-invasive treatment under ACLS protocol. Care may address life-threatening arrhythmias, respiratory compromise, shock, trauma, and pediatric needs. The Paramedic monitors and reports patient conditions and responses to physicians or command-center leaders, maintains knowledge of current techniques and protocols, and takes responsibility for personal and support-team actions. The role also includes preparing reports and records, obtaining patient information for insurance billing, coordinating with external entities as needed, checking and maintaining assigned units and supplies, reporting equipment malfunctions, and safely transporting patients to hospital and non-hospital locations. Driving positions require a current driving record and compliance with driver eligibility requirements.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
No prior experience required.
Certified as a Paramedic in the state of Virginia.
AHA BLS - HCP certification.
ACLS, PALS, Haz Mat Awareness, NRP, and PHTLS or BTLS certifications required within one year of hire.
Maintain advanced transport medical knowledge and abilities.
Maintain an excellent driving record and meet driver eligibility requirements; may operate a vehicle to an emergency scene.
Maintain continuing education hours required by state and national recertification standards.
Excellent communication skills with staff, peers, patients, and family members in diverse situations.
Ability to write clearly and present numerical data and patient reports effectively.
Knowledge of basic computer skills and applicable software.

Responsibilities

Assess the nature and extent of illness or injury and establish priorities for medical procedures or additional assistance.
Provide life-support care and transport patients in pre-hospital, acute, and non-acute settings.
Respond to 911 emergencies and provide cardiac, trauma, and other emergency support.
Restore and stabilize heart rhythm in pulseless, non-breathing patients.
Administer IV medications and fluids, injections, and other medications as appropriate.
Perform emergency procedures including patient extrication, intubation, and defibrillation, and operate under ACLS protocol.
Provide advanced invasive and non-invasive treatment for life-threatening arrhythmias, respiratory compromise, shock, and trauma, including pediatric care.
Observe, record, and report patient conditions, responses to treatment, and significant incidents to physicians or command-center leaders.
Maintain current knowledge of treatment techniques, protocol changes, drugs, materials, and equipment.
Take responsibility for own actions and those of support team members.
Prepare required reports and maintain activity records.
Obtain patient information needed for insurance billing and apply knowledge of ambulance-service charges and insurance guidelines.
Coordinate activities with external entities when needed.
Check assigned units daily, clean and stock supplies, and report malfunctions to the in-house mechanic.
Maintain supplies and use resources appropriately.
Transport patients to hospital and non-hospital sites while following safety guidelines.
Maintain continuing education hours required for recertification.
Provide a current driving record and meet driver eligibility requirements for driving positions.