Paramedic - Emergency Department - Rio Rancho

Presbyterian System Services • Rio Rancho, NM

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Paramedic for the Emergency Department at Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The Paramedic supports nurses and providers in a fast-paced emergency care setting, practicing within the State-approved scope of practice and approved competencies. The role involves patient care, monitoring, documentation, maintaining supplies and equipment, supporting patient flow, and coordinating admissions, transfers, discharges, and EMS activity.

The Paramedic contributes to a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families and helps organize care to support the quality of the team. The position also supports department operations through medical-call handling, dispatch documentation, communications with EMS and other stakeholders, and participation in unit-based Shared Governance activities.

This is a full-time position with a 0.90 FTE and a 12-hour night shift. Presbyterian describes built-in promotion opportunities across five Paramedic levels as employees gain experience or achieve educational goals. Sign-on and relocation bonuses are available for eligible candidates.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system with nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multispecialty medical group. The organization reports nearly 14,000 employees and serves communities throughout New Mexico.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current New Mexico Paramedic License.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• Two to five years of experience as a paramedic preferred.
• Previous EMS dispatch experience preferred.
• Two years of Emergency Department patient-care experience, including triage, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care based on the setting and acuity of patient needs.
• Maintain a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
• Organize care in a manner that contributes to the overall quality of the team.
• Perform care within the State-approved scope of practice and approved competencies.
• Assist with cleaning and maintaining emergency supplies and equipment.
• Monitor patients and maintain records using patient-monitoring systems and electronic health records.
• Document accurate and informative medical records and initiate charges for each patient treated.
• Maintain proper functioning of systems and report malfunctions promptly according to PHS procedures.
• Document and report pertinent patient changes to the Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Provider.
• Provide patient reports to other staff as necessary.
• Process paperwork and information for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Participate in unit-based Shared Governance activities and assist with implementing council-recommended changes.
• Observe cardiac monitors as assigned, maintain records, and report pertinent rate or rhythm changes, especially life-threatening dysrhythmias.
• Inform appropriate staff of drug treatments as appropriate and immediately notify the Nurse of death-producing arrhythmias; document findings.
• Receive emergent and non-emergent medical telephone calls from internal and external contacts as assigned.
• Ensure arriving patients are distributed equally among Emergency Department teams.
• Maintain accurate, legible dispatch records for the department.
• Arrange EMS transport for ED patients requiring transfer and direct responding ambulance crews to the appropriate ED area.
• Maintain positive communication and collaboration with EMS and internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform other functions as directed.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help when safety is a concern.
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses for eligible candidates.
• Wellness program with free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED