Location:

Altru Hospital

1200 South Columbia Road

Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range: $25.22 - $37.83

Summary:

The Paramedic responds to all emergency calls, keeping patients and family members informed, while following all standard protocols. The Paramedic demonstrates safe driving habits in emergency and non-emergency situations and helps maintain equipment and vehicles.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responds to ambulance calls for the entire region. 

• Provides coverage for various special functions throughout the Grand Forks community and surrounding areas, i.e., races, sporting events, city sponsored events. 

• Performs and documents assessments according guidelines and/or as patient condition requires, i.e., vital signs, intake and output, IV’s, blood sugars, room/caregiver assignment, etc. and ensures patient is properly identified. 

• Works in the Emergency Room assisting the RNs with triage and critical patient care. 

• Identifies patient/patient’s family needs, documents and plans in order to meet those needs, i.e., counseling, etc. 

• Works as a cohesive team with First Responders.  Creates a smooth transition of care. Provides feedback and follow-up to First Responders as necessary. 

• Transports patients to all internal departments at Altru, as well as to Fargo, Minneapolis, and Rochester and is a member of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) transport team. 

• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification:

• Paramedic | North Dakota Department of Health- Division of Emergency Medical Systems | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

• Paramedic | Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board| Within 1 Month of Start Date | HR Primary Sources

• Paramedic | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

• ​Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record | Drivers License - Current State Licensed | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

• Basic Life Support | American Heart Association (AHA) | Prior to Start Date | Learning Management System

• ACLS and PALS Certified | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 days of Start Date | Learning Management System

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) | Preferred | Learning Management System

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)

• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)

• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)

• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

• Crawl: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Frequently (34-66%)

• Twist: Frequently (34-66%)

• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

• See: Continuously (67-100%)

• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Heavy (40-100 pounds)

• Carry: Heavy (40-100 pounds)

• Push/Pull: Heavy (40-100 pounds)

• Slide/Transfer: Heavy (40-100 pounds)

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Frequently (34-66%)

• Outdoor: Frequently (34-66%)

• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Professional Driver

Reference ID: R5802