Paramedic PRN

2 months ago

Bridgeton, Missouri, United States SSM Health Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Paramedic PRN to join our team at SSM Health. As a Paramedic PRN, you will provide basic and advanced life support treatment, care, and evaluation of patients on scene.

Key Responsibilities
  • Identify and stabilize patients during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction of a physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Initiate and implement interventions based on team protocols, monitoring, recording, and communicating patient condition and treatment as appropriate.
  • Provide population-specific education to patients and families about their illness and therapeutic interventions.
  • Inspect, maintain, and care for equipment to ensure the safety of the team, patients, and public.
  • Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts.
  • May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
  • May perform basic clerical duties, including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
  • May assist with treatments ordered by providers as supervised by providers or registered nurses.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
  • No experience required.
Physical Requirements
  • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
  • Constant standing and walking.
  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
  • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Occasional driving.
  • Rare crawling and running.
Required Professional Licenses and Certifications
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.
  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Driver's License - State of Oklahoma.
  • Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health.
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
  • Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
  • Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services.