Emergency Department - Paramedic (Mid-shift)
Core
Provides nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care, assists medical staff with procedures, and performs emergency medical services under supervision in a hospital Emergency Department.
Role type
Mid-level clinical support paramedic (ED)
Builds
Patient care support and emergency response within hospital ED
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Paramedic certification (NREMT), Basic Life Support, patient monitoring, specimen collection, airway management, medication administration, EKG performance, nasotracheal intubation, bipap administration, nasogastric/orogastric tube replacement, eye irrigation
Preferred skills
ACLS certification, PALS certification, 2 years college in nursing/biology/PT/sports medicine, 2 years ED or pre-hospital experience
Technologies
Morgan lens, EKG equipment, bipap devices
Responsibilities
Perform airway, cardiac, and trauma management; assist with emergency childbirth; administer medication per physician order; record vital signs and patient intake/output; prepare patients for diagnostic procedures; maintain clean and safe environment; perform assigned tests like glucose monitoring.