Paramedic - Emergency PRN Days

Texas Health Resources•Rockwall, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a Paramedic for the Emergency Department at Texas Health Rockwall. The role is PRN, as needed, with variable day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., including some weekends. The employee must attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the first 1–5 days of hire. The Paramedic provides safe patient care under the delegation of an appropriate physician and after competency sign-off. The role calls for patient-centered care that respects patients’ privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious, and social needs. The employee communicates and collaborates with patients, families, caregivers, physicians, and other health care team members, adapting technical skills and care to patients’ developmental and diversity needs. Texas Health Rockwall’s Emergency Department highlights engaged leadership, a supportive team environment, and new and advanced equipment and technology. Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a 105-bed acute-care hospital serving Rockwall, Kaufman, Hunt, and surrounding counties. Its services include medical and surgical care, a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, labor and delivery, cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, surgery, emergency and intensive care, and related outpatient services.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 3 months of paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship.
EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic) or LP (Licensed Paramedic) required upon hire.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required within 90 days of hire.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) required within 90 days of hire.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention Training) required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually.
Organizational skills to function in a fast-paced environment.
Positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to perform basic computer skills.
Ability to attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the first 1–5 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of paramedic experience in an EMS or fire department.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, and physical, psychological, cognitive, religious, and social needs.
Incorporate population-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Treat patients with unconditional acceptance and respect, seek to understand their perspectives, and engage family members and caregivers in health care situations.
Use mutual problem-solving and professional behaviors to help patients and families understand and confront health and illness, and support shared decisions acceptable to involved parties.
Provide reassurance, listen attentively, and communicate a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant attitude.
Adapt technical skills to the population-specific, developmental, and diversity needs of patients.
Provide safe patient care under the delegation of an appropriate physician and after competency sign-off.
Communicate and collaborate with all members of the health care team, use adopted communication tools, and collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, individualized care.
Use resources judiciously, adapt to workload changes, and demonstrate flexibility in response to patient needs, staffing, and patient acuity.
Listen respectfully to others’ opinions and lead by example by prioritizing appropriate patient care.