Paramedic Pool Weekends - LGH/PRN Nights
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Centra Health
Lynchburg, VA, US
Summary
The Paramedic assesses patients, provides life-saving interventions, and performs stabilization and treatment within their scope of practice. They are responsible for ambulance transport, accurate documentation, and effective communication with personnel and patients.
Job Description
The Paramedic, under the direction of the Operational Medical Director, performs care appropriate to the patient population served and meets routine and life-threatening patient care needs. The Paramedic may be required to respond under routine or emergency conditions; assess the scene for hazards; triage multiple patients, especially in mass casualty situations; provide assessment, stabilization and treatment of life-threatening conditions utilizing skills within the Paramedic scope of practice, and within the protocols set forth by the Operational Medical Director. The Paramedic will also provide routine, non-emergent care and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.
Responsibilities
Duties
• Assesses nature and extent of illness / injury to establish and prioritize medical care.
• Provides appropriate patient care interventions such skills may include but are not limited to basic life support needs, IV insertion, and fluid and medication administration, advanced airway techniques, cardiac rhythm interpretations and monitoring, pacing and defibrillation.
• Provides emergent care, routine and nonemergent care, and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance.
• Gathers and submits appropriate patient data necessary for continued treatment.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize multiple tasks to accomplish work assignments in a timely manner.
• Completes documentation and submits in a timely manner.
• Interacts and communicates information and ideas to all levels of personnel within the organization.
• Ability to recognize conflicts with personnel, patients, and other customers and to appropriately intervene.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education: High School Diploma or GED
Required Certifications and License: Virginia Paramedic or EMT-Intermediate certification required, American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR required, VAVRS or VDFP EVOC required, Hazardous Materials Awareness required within the first year of employment, FEMA ICS 100, 200, and 700.
Salary Range: $50.00 / Hour
Your partner in living your best life: That is the role Centra proudly yet humbly assumes, both as an organization and as an employer. Caring for people in the community—both within and beyond our walls—is not only what Centra does, but it is also central to who we are. We care for our patients and team members like we would care for our own friends and family. Because that is what we are.
Founded in 1987 and based in Lynchburg, Centra is a regional, nonprofit healthcare system serving more than half a million people across central and southside Virginia. Our established network of facilities and services includes four hospitals, five medical centers, a nationally award-winning cardiovascular care center, and a cancer center, as well as 15 primary care and various specialty practices as part of our Centra Medical Group. We also offer a wide range of senior, post-acute, and mental health care services.
Our breadth and depth of care means a wide array of meaningful opportunities for you to realize a meaningful career with Centra. As part of our inclusive, multidisciplinary team, you will be empowered to be you. We will listen carefully to you and get to know you well. We want to understand your hopes, goals and dreams. We want to do our part so you can be your very best, as you define it. This is true whether you are a patient, a caregiver, or a member of the communities we serve.
Founded
1987
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lynchburg, VA
Your partner in living your best life: That is the role Centra proudly yet humbly assumes, both as an organization and as an employer. Caring for people in the community—both within and beyond our walls—is not only what Centra does, but it is also central to who we are. We care for our patients and team members like we would care for our own friends and family. Because that is what we are.
Founded in 1987 and based in Lynchburg, Centra is a regional, nonprofit healthcare system serving more than half a million people across central and southside Virginia. Our established network of facilities and services includes four hospitals, five medical centers, a nationally award-winning cardiovascular care center, and a cancer center, as well as 15 primary care and various specialty practices as part of our Centra Medical Group. We also offer a wide range of senior, post-acute, and mental health care services.
Our breadth and depth of care means a wide array of meaningful opportunities for you to realize a meaningful career with Centra. As part of our inclusive, multidisciplinary team, you will be empowered to be you. We will listen carefully to you and get to know you well. We want to understand your hopes, goals and dreams. We want to do our part so you can be your very best, as you define it. This is true whether you are a patient, a caregiver, or a member of the communities we serve.
Founded
1987
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lynchburg, VA
