Paramedic PT

Acute Rescue and Transport Inc • Boise, ID

45d • Onsite

About The Position

Acute Rescue employs Paramedics with a passion for customer service, and a heart for helping others in service areas. Everyone on our team has a role to play in providing great customer service and quality medical care, so you will get to use your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as accuracy in this demanding role. Best of all, you’ll have the chance to leave every day knowing you’ve helped others as part of a caring staff. Acute Rescue's Paramedics provide medical care including evaluation, treatment and stabilization to the ill and injured. A Paramedic has a comprehensive knowledge base and is able to diagnose and provide care for a broad range of medical emergencies. Critical Care or Flight Paramedic certification is a plus.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain State Licensure as Paramedic; OR have active NREMT Paramedic status and able to pass an IDHW criminal background check and affiliation with ART to obtain a State Licensure within the first 30+ days of employment.
• Must possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Must maintain a high degree of academic and practical knowledge in emergency paramedicine, and must attend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and off duty to maintain paramedic certification, as required by the State of Idaho
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Obtain and maintain ART training requirements as assigned by ART
• Knowledge of the street systems, addresses and physical layout of the region
• Knowledge of rescue and emergency medical equipment
• Skill in performing technical medical skills with a high degree of accuracy
• Skill in understanding and effectively dealing with emotional and medical needs of patients
• Skill in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of all units of measure
• Ability to diagnose and treat a medical emergency with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to maintain a professional and objective approach to the care of ill or injured persons
• Ability to learn new concepts in rescue techniques, medical skills and pre-hospital care
• Ability to perform basic maintenance of rescue and medical equipment
• Ability to read and interpret a variety of documents
• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization and resources exist
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions and orders
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude when representing the ART
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to safely drive and operate emergency vehicles and retain Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training
• Ability to work twelve (12) and twenty-four (24) hour shifts
• Regular and punctual attendance is required to ensure timely and quality emergency response services
• This position has been designated safety sensitive and therefore is subject to random drug testing
• Paramedics must wear Department uniforms while on duty and be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of both dress and safety uniforms, as well as all issued equipment

Nice To Haves

• Critical Care or Flight Paramedic certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provides and directs efficient and effective medical care to the ill and injured
• Operates emergency vehicles and transports patients to appropriate medical facility
• Communicates effectively with necessary parties including paramedic, dispatch, hospital, police and fire personnel
• Maintains records of vehicles, supplies, training and daily work
• Ensures the quality and accuracy or care provided by EMT’s
• Cleans and maintains equipment, vehicles and living quarters
• Provides training to personnel
• Performs technical rescues
• Performs other related functions as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed