Paramedic - Per Diem
About The Position
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a nationally recognized health network offering significant career opportunities. LVHN has been consistently ranked among the 'Best Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report and is a Magnet "about_the_position": "As a Paramedic, you will function as an emergency response medical professional, administering immediate medical care to victims of accidents, violence, and sudden illnesses such as cardiac arrests or strokes. You will provide pre-hospital and intra-hospital advanced life support care from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility. Your duties will include representing the ambulance service at public events, documenting patient care, and providing medical, traumatic, and therapeutic services in psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crisis situations. You will serve as a member of a two-member ambulance crew, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls. You will operate essential equipment like bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, and electrocardiograms for advanced life support applications. Your role involves assessing the nature and extent of injuries or illnesses to establish and prioritize medical procedures, including stabilization, immobilization, lifting, and moving victims. You will respond to dispatcher instructions, drive specially equipped emergency vehicles safely, and administer medications under physician direction. Communication with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities is crucial for obtaining treatment instructions. You will also be responsible for cleaning and decontaminating the ambulance after treating patients with infectious diseases and reporting such cases to relevant authorities.", "responsibilities": [ "Represents the ambulance service while on duty at public service functions, expositions, and other public events and provides ambulance stand by services when necessary.", "Documents full assessment and treatments in patient care charting software.", "Cares for patients in psychiatric, medical, and traumatic crisis by providing medical, traumatic, and therapeutic services.", "Serves as a member of a two-member ambulance crew responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.", "Operates equipment such as bag valve mask resuscitators, external defibrillators, and electrocardiograms for advanced life support applications.", "Assesses the nature and extent of injury or illness to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed such as stabilization, immobilization, lifting, and moving of victims from scene of any accident or catastrophe.", "Responds to instructions from a dispatcher and drives and operates specially equipped emergency vehicles to specified locations at a safe and controlled speed.", "Administers drugs via injection, intravenous procedures, or oral administration under the direction of a physician.", "Communicates with professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facility to obtain instructions regarding treatment.", "Cleans and decontaminates ambulance after transporting or treating any patient with infectious disease and reports infectious disease to relevant authorities." ], "requirements": [ "High School Diploma/GED", "2 years Pre hospital EMT-B and/or AEMT experience.", "Ability to assess needs of acute and chronically ill patients and their families.", "Ability to document and communicate pertinent information using computer and/or paper documentation tools.", "Demonstrates age-specific competencies in the care of neonates, infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, school aged, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.", "Knowledge of infection control procedures and safety precautions.", "Must be able to apply advance knowledge and training, developing and executing a plan of care, and rapidly intervene in life-saving procedures.", "ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association Upon Hire", "PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association Upon Hire", "BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association Upon Hire", "DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire", "EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire or EMT - Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Upon Hire", "EMSVO - Emergency Medical Service Vehicle Operator - Emergency Health Services Federation Within 1 Year", "PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Within 1 Year" ], "nice_to_haves": [ "Associate’s Degree", "NIMS 100,200,700.", "2 years Experience in advanced life support service.", "1 year Pre-hospital paramedic experience.", "EMT - Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Upon Hire or PHRN - Pre-Hospital RN - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire" ], "benefits": [ "Equal opportunity employer" ], "headers": [ "Summary", "Job Duties", "Minimum Qualifications", "Preferred Qualifications", "Physical Demands", "Job Description Disclaimer" ] },
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
