Paramedic

Unit Notes Unit EMT/ Paramedics Job Description " The Paramedic provides professional and compassionate care to a variety of patients encountered in a multidisciplinary pre-hospital/hospital setting. Patient population groups include children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics, occasionally dealing with multiple patients or population groups simultaneously. The Paramedic performs and documents assessments and treatments; individualizes patient care and ensures that interventions are made appropriately and according to policy; identifies needs that may include supervising the transfer of patients to a different facility or level of care. The Paramedic provides direct patient care; administers medications utilizing the five (5) Patient Rights; identifies significant changes or high risk situations; completes all documentation in a timely manner; demonstrates knowledge and use of equipment encountered in the ambulance department or in hospital; communicates patient status at transfer of care; adjusts own workload as needed; assess, identifies, and communicates staffing needs to Supervisor or adjusts staffing needs to current situation. She/He is responsible for the supervision, safety of EMT's, staff, and bystanders, and coordinates the patient care with ancillary departments involved in either direct or indirect patient care. Treatment is accomplished through the guidelines established by the Standing Orders, Medical Director and State Guidelines. " Patients Per Day 1700 runs per year, 4-5 runs per day average Required Certifications Active Paramedic License, NREMT-P, ACLS, BLS, PALS Job Duties "Provides professional and compassionate care to all age groups. Individualizes Patient Care as needed to accurately reflect current patient needs. This ensures that interventions or physician order requests are made promptly, particularly when exceptions occur on patient care guidelines. Provides patient care, which is appropriate to the patient diagnosis, symptoms, and physician orders, following ambulance and/or hospital policies and procedures. Performs patient assessment and takes appropriate action according to treatment guidelines.Administers Medications utilizing the 5 Rights and according to the stand operating procedure. " Common diagnoses/Types of patients Trauma, chest pain, respiratory distress, falls, abdominal pain Experience or 'Must have' skills ALS level of care required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Nitroglycerin, heparin, IV fluids, vasopressors Who do they report to/ chain of command Ambulance Supervisor, VP of Patient Care RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) CPAP, BiPAP, Ventilators Are they required to have intubation expereince Preferred Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 24 hrs on, 24 hours on call (10 minutes response) 24 on, 24 on call, 96 hours off. This may change but would be communicated a minimum of 30 days before any schedule change Weekend Requirements As it falls in the schedule rotation Holiday Requirements As it falls in the schedule rotation Is there call or a standby requirement? Yes, See above for explanation Floating Requirements? No Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy blue/black pants, Department provided shirt Unit/Department specific orientation 1 full rotation of orientation (48 hours primary, 48 on-call) VivPost