Paramedic, PRN

At ScionHealth, we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Job Summary

• Responds to calls for emergency medical services and provides patient care as directed and/or determined necessary

Essential Functions

Clinical Role

• Safely navigates ambulance to patient's location
• Provides stabilization of scene and requests additional assistance as necessary
• Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources
• Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility
• Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives from supervising Physician or Registered Nurse
• Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary

Communications Specialist Role

• Completes emergency medical dispatch training and certification
• Provides appropriate pre-arrival instructions per the emergency medical dispatch guidelines
• Maintains Dispatch/Communications Log, Recording information pertaining to calls for service
• Ensures data and documents relevant to patient care reports are managed as required

Hospital Technician Role

• Performs functions within the hospital scope of practice for emergency medical personnel
• Assists EMS department in managing emergency and transfer volume, while providing all essential functions of the Clinical Role

PRN Role

• Actively assists with the staffing needs of the EMS department, in any of the previously defined roles.

Licenses/Certifications

• TDSHS EMT-Paramedic Certification or License
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
• Handle with Care

**Must obtain within 90 days of hire**

Required Skills

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action