Vanderbilt Clarksville Emergency Department - Paramedic, $10,000 Sign-on Bonus! Nights

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a community dedicated to advancing health and wellness through patient care, education, and research. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, VUMC operates at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where uniqueness is sought and celebrated. Employees are part of something bigger than themselves, take pride in their work, and continuously strive for improvement. This position is within the VCH Emergency Room - Main department.

Requirements

LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Less than 1 year of experience

Nice To Haves

Ventilator Management (Novice)
Critical Thinking (Novice)
Airway Establishing (Novice)
Medication Management (Novice)
Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice)

Responsibilities

Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within the Tennessee paramedic scope of practice within the defined Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice.
Responsible for triage care in the field as well as the Emergency Department.
Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care in paramedic team, transport and handover.
Actively participates with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct patient care.
Transports patients via various modes of transportation while providing quality ALS and Critical Care management to all ages.
Responds to emergency requests within Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt sponsored or other contracted events.
Utilizes the problem solving model to independent resolve patient problems and follow through with HCT to implement solutions.
Identifies patient and unit problems and finds solutions to resolve problems and follows through to implement solutions.
Effectively communicates patient handover to the health care team.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.