Paramedic PRN Days
About The Position
Community Hospital is hiring a PRN Paramedic for day shift. The Paramedic assists nursing and physician staff with patient care in the emergency room and medical/surgical unit and serves as an active member of the rapid response team. Duties must be performed consistently with the hospital’s mission, C.A.R.E.S. values, and standards, and within the applicable Oklahoma State Department of Health scope of care. The Paramedic practices under the license of the Emergency Services Medical Director and the direction of the Facility CNO. The position supports patient assessment and implementation of care under RN direction, performs procedures within the Paramedic’s licensure and approved delegated tasks, monitors patients and communicates changes in their condition, and helps maintain a safe, clean, stocked work environment and functional equipment. The role also includes ECG monitoring and performance, documentation, confidentiality, and clerical and communication duties when assigned.
Requirements
- Current Oklahoma state license as a Paramedic.
- Computer and office equipment skills.
- BLS Healthcare Provider certification within 30 days of hire.
- ACLS and PALS certifications within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate in timely, consistent, and systematic patient and situation assessments; assist the RN in collecting admission data for patients presenting to the emergency department and initiating appropriate procedures.
- Gather and document data relevant to patient assessments as frequently as necessary, before a patient is released or discharged.
- Notify the ED provider and/or assigned nurse when a patient's condition changes.
- Obtain and interpret information in ways understandable to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Implement the plan of care under RN direction and provide care according to the prescribed plan, hospital policies, and procedures.
- Perform procedures within the Paramedic's level of licensure and carry out other approved delegated tasks.
- Delegate appropriate and approved tasks to unlicensed health care providers.
- Recognize dysrhythmias and promptly notify the assigned nurse and/or physician when a patient's condition warrants.
- Monitor patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring while transporting them to another department.
- Communicate effectively and accurately, verbally and in writing.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of patients, employees, and hospital business.
- Maintain a clean and safe workplace stocked with necessary supplies; conduct room walk-throughs and restock rooms at the beginning of each shift.
- Maintain equipment, instruments, and trays in good working order; report and label faulty equipment, return it to the appropriate department, and obtain replacement equipment.
- Demonstrate appropriate lead placement for routine cardiac monitoring and 12-lead ECGs, and perform 12-lead ECGs according to hospital policy and procedure.
- Perform assigned clerical duties efficiently, answer phones professionally, and use the overhead paging system professionally.
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