Fire Fighter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Required
• 2 Years recent experience in emergency medical services, pre-hospital emergency medicine or other clinically related discipline Required
• EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Upon Hire Required
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and professionally across disciplines and with a variety of distinct constituents, including patients, guests, staff members, physicians, and volunteers.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across and beyond the organization.
• Must demonstrate exceptional customer service skills and advanced expertise in analyzing organizational needs.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a major organizational initiative, accomplish results and achieve measurable organizational outcomes and goals.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coach for results.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills with the ability to handle multiple demands as well as respond to rapidly changing priorities.
• Service orientation and demonstrated ability to respond to the needs and emotions of people under stress.
• Proficient computer and Microsoft Office skills.

Nice To Haves

• Fire Fighter / EMS Paramedic experience Strongly Preferred
• LP - Licensed Paramedic Upon Hire Preferred

Responsibilities

• Under general direction of program manager, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates technical/quality aspects of emergency medical services activities.
• Serves as a liaison with other emergency medical service providers and governing agencies ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements or providing assistance and/or guidance to service providers as necessary.
• Acts as a liaison between EMS and ER leadership when needed.
• Serve as entity representative for Regional and Statewide EMS meetings, conferences and seminars as needed.
• Participate as needed in city-wide educational symposium for caregivers and EMS agencies as appropriate.
• Participate in curriculum, market event and maintain required training records and/or rosters.
• Support and assist business growth strategies for EMS services in order to advance the tertiary care facility strategy.
• Facilitate team projects related to programmatic growth, which includes serving as a resource and subject matter expert to other Texas Health entities seeking to enhance their EMS services.
• Works as a Department and Entity resource/expert in the field of EMS as needed in absence of program manager.
• Utilize data collection and reporting tools to monitor and evaluate quality metrics as well as report outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in medical response, patient/employee safety, supplies, equipment and new practice methodologies in conjunction with program manager.
• Work in collaboration with appropriate entity or system representatives to participate in the implementation of solutions to address identified gaps.
• Monitoring changes in State/Federal regulations in conjunction with facility leadership.
• Maintain recommendations regarding new or revised procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Analyze data to identify trends or opportunities for improvement and recommend the appropriate course of action as needed.
• Utilizes PDSA process for continuous improvement and/or sustained results.
• Present training time and cost estimates related implementation of new procedures or guidelines as needed.
• Manage the approved budget through frequent and regular monitoring.
• Participates in hospital initiatives (i.e. fund raising events and community events).
• Serves on hospital and system based committees as appropriate.
• Maintains current licensure and certification as required by position.
• Adheres to hospital and system policies.
• Completes mandatory training and annual employee health screening timely.
• Maintains safety of the work environment and utilizes appropriate safety techniques.
• Recognizes and communicates ethical and legal concerns through the established channels of communication.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations.
• Demonstrates accountability and responsibility by independently completing projects/assignments on time and providing timely responses to requests for information.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Performs other work as requested that is reasonably related to the employee's position, qualifications, and competencies.
• Responds to others' priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs; incorporates population-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding others frame of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others; Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.
• Performs technical skill that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, and developmental of the patient.
• Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.
• Other duties as appropriately delegated by RN.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.
• Actively participates in the Shared Governance model at unit, entity, and/or system level; actively engages in finding solutions for unit, division and/or entity concerns or issues; uses multiple available tools to stay informed of changes, updates and communications; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.
• Participates in change; understands, promotes, and values evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and/or research, and utilizes them in practice; follows guidelines and recommendations defined by regulatory or professional practice agencies.
• Provides daily care that achieves outcome targets for core measures, NPSG, employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction, NDNQI and other unit/organizational metrics; demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and development; demonstrates a commitment to advancing the professional practice of paramedicine; incorporates ethical principles from the Texas Department of State Health Services EMT Code of Ethics.
• Assists in meeting departmental/hospital KPI's related to: Patient outcomes, customer satisfaction, financial performance, organizational effectiveness and community health care.

Benefits

• on-site childcare center designed to support working parents
• career growth and professional development opportunities
• outstanding benefits