Paramedic

Monument Health•Deadwood, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Plans and provides direct patient care specific to diagnosis and age of patient served, under the direction of the Emergency Department physician, on a continuing basis, to obtain optimum health for patient and family, in accordance with accepted hospital standards and policy. Provides BLS and ALS Emergency Care. Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions.

Requirements

Paramedic Certificate - South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) - Within 60 days of hire or transfer
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certificate - American Heart Association (AHA)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Ambulance Driver Certification - South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners is required
State Drivers License
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.

Nice To Haves

Paramedics at Lead Deadwood Hospital: Certification - in addition to above certifications, within 90-days of hire

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Emergency physician in the formulation of the individualized plan of care from admission through discharge, as evidenced by documentation and feedback.
Consistently identifies patient and significant others teaching needs, participates in and reinforces teaching, including patient/family and significant others, as evidenced by documentation, observation and feedback.
Contributes to patient assessment and participates in the implementation of nursing intervention.
Demonstrates the ability to recognize an emergency and initiate appropriate response, as evidenced by documentation and observation.
Implements plan of patient care after initial assessment by RN and works closely with Healthcare team.
Participates in the evaluation of the effectiveness of patient care interventions and contributes to the revision of the plan of care as necessary, as evidenced by documentation, observation and feedback.
Demonstrates the ability to start an IV on a patient as evidenced by documentation and/or observation.
Performs procedures and treatments according to EMS standards and department protocols as evidenced by documentation and observation.
All other duties as assigned.