Paramedic - Monroe Regional Hospital - Emergency Center

ProMedica•Monroe, LA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paramedic provides emergency department patient care at Monroe Regional Hospital’s Emergency Center. Duties include performing EKGs, triaging patients, venipuncture, and cleansing, dressing, or splinting wounds as ordered. Under the direction of an emergency physician, registered nurse, or MLP, the Paramedic assists with tests and procedures commonly performed for critical care and trauma patients. The Paramedic collects and labels specimens, performs point-of-care glucose, urine pregnancy, and urine dip tests, obtains visual acuity readings and EKGs, starts IVs, administers oxygen, delivers stat specimens to the laboratory, and picks up blood from the blood bank, following established procedures. The role also includes checking equipment, stocking patient-care areas, exchanging ALS medications, maintaining cleanliness, and handling linen and trash as needed on off shifts. The Paramedic documents care and treatment in emergency charts, receives and communicates critical laboratory results according to policy, and discharges patients without prescriptions with written instructions as directed by an emergency physician, MLP, or RN. Other duties include transporting patients, providing post-mortem care, and assisting with transport of bodies to the morgue. The role requires effective teamwork and communication with patients, families, physicians, and other health-care team members. This is a full-time, 36-hour-per-week position on the night shift. Flexibility to work varying schedules, shifts, overtime, or shift durations beyond assigned hours may be required based on patient census, activity, and staffing needs.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Advanced emergency medical technician classes.
Current paramedic license in the State of Michigan.
BCLS certification.
ACLS certification.
Interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with patients from neonate through geriatric ages, as well as physicians and other hospital personnel.
Physical ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods and to lift, position, and transfer patients.
Flexibility to work varying schedules or shifts and overtime when required by patient census, activity, and staffing needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an A-EMT or in emergency services in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

Perform EKGs, triage patients, perform venipuncture, and cleanse, dress, or splint wounds as ordered.
Assist emergency physicians, registered nurses, or MLPs with tests and procedures for critical care and trauma patients.
Collect and appropriately label specimens; perform point-of-care testing, visual acuity readings, EKGs, IV starts, and oxygen administration as directed.
Deliver stat specimens to the laboratory and pick up blood from the blood bank, following established handling procedures.
Check designated equipment for proper functioning; stock patient-care areas; exchange ALS medications; check cleanliness; and handle linen and trash as needed on off shifts.
Document and sign emergency charts regarding care and treatment provided.
Receive critical laboratory results, communicate them, and document them according to policy.
Discharge patients without prescriptions and provide written discharge instructions as directed by an emergency physician, MLP, or RN.
Transport patients as needed; provide post-mortem care and assist with transporting bodies to the morgue.
Work collaboratively and foster effective relationships with patients, families, and members of the health-care team.