PRN Lead Paramedic - Event Medicine, Nashville TN

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

10h

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: LifeFlight Event Medicine Job Summary: The Lead Paramedic is responsible for the daily operations of the team and ensuring that procedures and policies are carried out in a safe, standard and efficient manner compliant within accreditation standards. Reports directly to the manager. Models effective decision making. Schedule: Full-Time 36 hours per week, typically scheduled as 3 12 hours shifts. Scheduling is flexible and collaborative. Lead Paramedics are required to work a minimum of four (4) shifts per month in an active field role to maintain clinical competency and leadership presence. Preferred Skills & Experience: Critical Care Paramedic Lead Paramedic Expectations: 1. Demonstrates ability to remain calm, patient, and productive in a fast-paced environment 2. Participates in an equal share of Administrator on Call shifts each month 3. Leads individual assigned teams with professionalism 4. Ensures team members are compliant with departmental expectations 5. Coordinates daily event operations while on duty including supervision of team members at events 6. Recognizes and takes progression or corrective actions when needed to promote a high degree of professionalism and proficiency 7. Provides clinical leadership and assures patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards of practice and protocols of Event Medicine 8. Task completion of projects within a timely manner 9. Organizes and leads sub-committees for ongoing process improvement 10. Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address the needs 11. Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase team member effectiveness 12. Engages team members on a routine basis regarding quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly 13. Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure 14. Applies understanding of the teams work to effectively manage resources for an event 15. Demonstrates a strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities 16. Serves as a role model in challenging and difficult situations. Demonstrates leadership styles in a calm, supportive, and authoritative manner as required by situation 17. Communicates team goals clearly and effectively being receptive to ideas and suggestions from other team members 18. Demonstrates leadership in situations where supervision is not present or required 19. Demonstrates ability to realistically anticipate resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility 20. Competently handles multiple assignments simultaneously 21. Accepts changes to assignments with minimal disruption and loss of productivity 22. Ability to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance 23. Ensures problem follow up for all issues to be resolved 24. Coaches team members on technical and interpersonal topics, as well as professional development 25. Demonstrates team building techniques and provides leadership through personal example of good work habits, open communication, and effective people relationships 26. Involves team members in decisions which affect them 27. Demonstrates self-reliance and resourcefulness as an example to others 28. Efficiency working with diverse populations. . KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Demonstrates team building techniques and provides leadership through personal example of good work habits, open communication, and effective people relationships. • Provides clinical leadership for the Event Medicine team and assures that patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards, practice, and protocols of the department. Provides and supervises advanced pre-hospital patient care. • Ensures thorough patient care documentation of assessment and intervention throughout patient contact and will practice within the scope of practice as defined by the State of Tennessee and department protocols. • Participates in equal share of Administrator on Call duties each month. • Provides operational guidance to the staff, makes operational decisions as necessary, and follows up on additional administrative duties. • Provides clinical leadership for the Event Medicine team and assures that patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards, practice, and protocols of the department. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES • Business Results (Fundamental Awareness): Implements appropriate measures for attaining business results and tracks progress in meeting goals and objectives. Demonstrates the ability to deliver products and services on time, within budget, and in accordance with organizational standards and goals. Continuously demonstrates a strong focus on quality. Responds effectively to customer or client needs. Recognizes incipient problems and communicates them to management. • Quality Management (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service. • People Management (Novice): Conducts performance reviews. Effectively delegates tasks to others. Coaches subordinates on technical and interpersonal topics, as well as professional development. Demonstrates team building techniques and provides leadership through personal example of good work habits, open communication and effective people relationships. Involves subordinates in decisions which affect them. Demonstrates self-reliance and resourcefulness as an example to others. • Operations Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to realistically anticipate resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Appropriately matches equipment and capital resources to task demands. Achieves results within budget. Competently handles multiple assignments simultaneously. Reshapes project during life-cycle evolution, if needed. Demonstrates ability to break down work into manageable and measurable units. Accepts changes to assignments with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Able to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance. Uses available time efficiently. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved. • Compliance (Novice): Can explain and apply basic statutory instructions in normal situations on the job. Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based. Appropriately escalates problems relating to rules and regulations in timely and effective manner. • Leadership (Novice): Sets the example in challenging and difficult situations. Can demonstrate different leadership styles, such as supportive and authoritative, as individuals and situations require it. Communicates team and unit goals clearly and effectively. Is receptive to ideas and suggestions from team members. Shows leadership and initiative in situations where supervision is not present or required. • Critical Thinking (Intermediate): Clearly and quickly demonstrates the recognition of assumptions and concepts. Shows a solid empirical grounding and a sound reasoning leading to conclusions, implications and consequences. Able to accept and understand objections from alternative viewpoints. Responsive to variable subject matter, issues, and purposes. Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. Core Accountabilities: Organizational Impact: Independently performs non-routine tasks that significantly impact team and other related teams. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Gathers and analyzes data to solve problems that arise with little or no precendent. Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced job knowledge and has developed a breadth of skills in other areas. Team Interaction: Serves as a lead for the team by providing expertise and guidance to team members. Core Capabilities : Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships. - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them. - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality : - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively : - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches. - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges. - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements. Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Certifications: LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee, LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 2 years Education: High School Diploma or GED (Required) Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled. PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It’s also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.

Requirements

• LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee
• LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
• Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 2 years
• High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Critical Care Paramedic

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates team building techniques and provides leadership through personal example of good work habits, open communication, and effective people relationships.
• Provides clinical leadership for the Event Medicine team and assures that patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards, practice, and protocols of the department. Provides and supervises advanced pre-hospital patient care.
• Ensures thorough patient care documentation of assessment and intervention throughout patient contact and will practice within the scope of practice as defined by the State of Tennessee and department protocols.
• Participates in equal share of Administrator on Call duties each month.
• Provides operational guidance to the staff, makes operational decisions as necessary, and follows up on additional administrative duties.
• Provides clinical leadership for the Event Medicine team and assures that patient care is facilitated in accordance with the standards, practice, and protocols of the department.

What This Job Offers

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