Paramedic - Emergency Unit (32hrs/week)

Melrose/Wakefield Hospital, part of the Tufts Medicine system, has been offering the highest quality and accessible healthcare to the local community for over 130 years.  With two hospital campuses, Level III Trauma Center, Level III Special Care Nursery, Breast Health Center, Cardiovascular Center and over 20 locations and 50 specialties, Melrose/Wakefield Hospital offers many opportunities to grow your career.  

If you are passionate about providing care in your local community, come join our team at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital!
 

Location: Melrose/Wakefield Hospital - 585 Lebanon Street - Melrose, MA

Hours: 32-hours - Variable shifts (Day/Evening/Overnight/Weekend/Holidays)

Job Overview 

The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients. This position possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. This position functions as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Conducts detailed assessments and utilizes available diagnostics to collaborate with the medical control physician to determine appropriate treatments and intermediate care management strategy. Responds to patient’s care needs, requests appropriate referrals, and provides education to patients and their families regarding their medical conditions. Conducts patient care visits with real-time communication with one of our board-certified emergency physicians or the patient’s attending physician. Works cooperatively within the department and other services to create a system of quality health care. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Completion of accredited Paramedic program. 

2. Certified Paramedic by National Registry of EMTs.

3. Massachusetts Certified Paramedic.  

4. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 

5. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification. 

6. Valid State issued driver’s license. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. Associate’s degree. 

2. BLS, ACLS, PALS Instructor. 

3. Incident Command System (ICS) course 200.

4. HAZMAT operations level training. 

5. Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) training. 

6. One (1) year of relevant experience. 

7. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. 

1. Responds to a wide range of transport situations.  

2. Performs detailed assessments, diagnostic tests, administers treatments, monitors infusions, and makes recommendations for patient’s care and treatment with on-line medical direction. 

3. Prepares patients for transport and clinically monitors patient to maintain stability.  

4. Administers skilled care to patients being transported. Follows clinical protocols, plans and orders correctly. Follows on line medical control direction and protocols for every visit. 

7. Routinely accesses and utilizes hospital EMS leadership for any circumstance where advanced direction is needed or may assist with proper execution of job responsibilities 

8. Obtains medical history and monitors vital signs during patient contact.   

9. Completes patient char