Paramedic — ALS Transport — St. Mary's Hospital

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Richmond, VA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of our Hospital-to-hospital transport team and will support the ALS Transport Unit. The Critical Care Transport Paramedic is responsible for assisting with urgent and critical care transports in a prompt and efficient manner to all patients. Responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, documenting, and evaluating patient care in conjunction with the critical care transport nurse. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served on assigned unit.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (required)
• Successful completion of a Paramedic program at the certificate or associates degree level (required)
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA-BLS) required
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA-ACLS) required
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA-PALS) required within 6 months of hire
• Basic Trauma Life Support certification or equivalent (required within 6 months of hire)
• Current paramedic-level certification in state of practice (required)
• Valid Driver’s License in state of practice (required)
• International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC) Flight Paramedic (FP-C) or Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) required within 18 months of hire
• 3 years of Paramedic experience (required)

Nice To Haves

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (preferred)
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Incident Command Service (ICS) Certifications: 100 and 200 (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides professional care to the urgent/emergent needs of the patient prior to air or ground transfer in the airborne and ground transport environment.
• Works with critical care transport nurse to interpret patient related data, and to establish immediate priorities and plan of care.
• Cooperates with all ancillary and support services.
• Assists in maintaining the vehicle, equipment, and supplies as defined by departmental policy and procedures.
• Facilitates the needs of patients and their families during hospitalization and communicates with other hospital departments as necessary to facilitate those needs.
• Communicates with EMS and hospital requestors as needed in order to care appropriately for transported patients.
• Acts as an educator to professional groups and the EMS in our service area
• Attends internal and external educational meetings, keeps current in knowledge, skills, and clinical competencies through professional journals, professional organizations, etc. Participates in department standing and ad hoc committees.
• Travels to assigned base sites with the understanding that daily assignments may change as dictated by staffing issues, mechanical issues with the aircraft or mobile units.
• Adheres to all Medical Directives, written policies and procedures for the Transport Network, including crewmember weight policy for aviation operations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurances, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree