Paramedic - Emergency PRN Days

Texas Health•Rockwall, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is seeking a Paramedic to provide safe, high-quality emergency patient care. The paramedic responds to patients’ privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious, and social needs, while incorporating population-specific safety and infection-control measures. The role requires respect for each person, effective engagement with patients and families, attentive listening, reassurance, and supportive communication that helps patients and families understand and address health and illness. The paramedic performs technical skills tailored to patients’ developmental and diversity needs and provides care under the delegation of an appropriate physician and after competency sign-off. The role communicates and collaborates with the healthcare team, uses adopted communication tools, makes judicious use of resources, adapts to workload and patient acuity, and works with physicians and interdisciplinary colleagues to promote safe, individualized care. This is a PRN, as-needed position with variable day hours, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., including some weekends. The employee must attend orientation and training at the corporate office in Arlington from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. during the first 1–5 days of hire. The position is based at Texas Health Rockwall in Rockwall, Texas.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Three months of paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship.
EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic) certification or LP (Licensed Paramedic) license required upon hire.
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required within 90 days of hire.
BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) required within 90 days of hire.
CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually.
Organizational skills to function in a fast-paced environment.
Positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to perform basic computer skills.
Ability to attend orientation and training at the Arlington corporate office from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. during the first 1–5 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

One year of paramedic experience in EMS or a fire department.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious, and social needs.
Incorporate population-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Respect patients, understand their perspectives, and engage family members and caregivers in healthcare situations.
Use mutual problem-solving and supportive communication to help patients and families understand and address health and illness.
Perform technical skills adapted to patients’ population-specific, developmental, and diversity needs.
Provide safe patient care under the delegation of an appropriate physician and after competency sign-off.
Communicate and collaborate with all members of the healthcare team, including physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
Use adopted communication tools and resources judiciously to promote cost-effective teamwork.
Adapt to changes in workload and demonstrate flexibility regarding patient needs, staffing, and patient acuity.