Paramedic

Exceptional Healthcare Inc.•Farmington, NM

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The emergency room paramedic tech provides technical support for providers and nurses in the facility. Due to being a smaller facility, it is the expectation that the ER Paramedic helps all units when needed for patient care. The purpose of this position is to assist and support nursing and medical staff in performing patient care, environmental tasks, stocking supplies, and checking equipment to ensure patient-focused, cost-effective, and operational departments. The ER Paramedic will also be responsible for assisting nurses and medical staff with appropriate skills within their scopes of practice (procedures, tray set ups, IV insertions, lab draws, approved medication administration, EKGs, splinting, ADLs, obtaining VS/ height and weight, etc).

Requirements

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions
Ability to effectively present information to patients/ families/ team members
Ability to perform med math calculations/ height and weight calculations
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to problem solve with multiple variables in situations
Basic computer skills/ charting system knowledge
Current unencumbered Paramedic certification in the state of practice
Current BLS required
ACLS/ PALS required for medics
Graduated from program to achieve certification in EMT- Paramedic
At least 2 years of experience in an emergency room or emergency setting

Responsibilities

Treat all patients and colleagues with dignity and respect.
Have open communication between all departments and cultivate a team environment.
Listen to all points of view when problem solving and collaborate as a team.
Follow all hospital/ department policies and procedures.
Complete Annual Medtrainer before the deadline.
Follow appropriate chain of command when addressing any hospital or department issues.
Arrive to work with enough time to conduct the appropriate change of shift functions with unapproved OT.
Request all time off in the appropriate manner and before the schedule is published.
Work weekends and holidays as determined by department managers.
Use company equipment, supplies, and time only for company activities, not personal activities.