Paramedic - South OKC/Freestanding Emergency Department - Full Time - Midshift

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

12d

About The Position

The Hospital Paramedic functions under the administrative guidance of the shift supervisor or manager to provide services to emergency patients. Under the clinical direction of the Emergency Department Physician, the paramedic collects and conveys information about patients’ health status to the physician and licensed nurse.

Requirements

Completion of a paramedic training program.
Two years of hospital and/or pre-hospital experience providing immediate stabilization and transport of sick and injured patients.
Paramedic license issued by the State of Oklahoma.
Paramedic certification issued by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by the American Heart Association within 3 months.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association within 3 months.
Knowledge of basic hospital policies and procedures and medical terminology.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and type accurately.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an emphasis on customer service for internal and external customers.
Good computer skills and familiarity with or ability to learn Microsoft Office, TeleTracking, and other software applications.
Knowledge of commonly used hospital-based computer programs.
Ability to relay information accurately and concisely, work closely with multiple healthcare disciplines, and handle multiple tasks successfully.

Responsibilities

Provide care in accordance with established OU Health policies and procedures.
Carry out treatment plans in collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, and the healthcare team.
Maintain clear communication with the attending physician and licensed nurse about patient care issues.
Observe and report patients’ signs or symptoms.
Contribute information to the licensed nurse for developing and modifying the patient’s plan of care.
Assist the licensed nurse with delivering and documenting patient care.
Provide for patient safety.
Maintain competence with charting.
Take vital signs.
Measure and record patients’ input and output.
Attach oxygen and cardiac monitors; monitor cardiac rhythm; acquire 12-lead EKGs and document EKG strips; suction patients’ airways as directed and within competency; and report findings to the physician and care team.
Receive patients from EMS personnel and prepare them for physician care.
Collect routine laboratory specimens as directed by the physician.
Perform basic laboratory procedures.
Establish peripheral IV and IO lines, including ultrasound-guided IVs.
Perform venipunctures and insert and remove peripheral IV catheters from extremities.
Administer medications permitted within the paramedic scope of licensure, in accordance with hospital policy and clinical protocols and under the authorization and direction of the supervising physician or medical director.
Perform other duties as assigned.