Paramedic, 911 Service Line

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Summary:

Collaborates to provide exceptional care during the transport of acute or critically ill/injured patients. The team's care is guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines and indirect medical control.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides emergency medical care for patients suffering from acute medical illness or traumatic injury.
• Identifies and intervenes to stabilize based on department approved protocols, the ill or injured patient during prehospital, interfacility or intrafacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician.
• Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department including. but not limited to, forms for legal and billing purposes.
• Inspects, operates, maintains and cares for emergency department/hospital equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment to receiving treatment team.
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to care fo the patient groups of: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
• Collaborates with other emergency response agencies.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) 

     
State of Work Location: Missouri 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•         OR 
•         Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services 

         
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•     And     
•     Driver’s License - State of Oklahoma 
•     And 
•     Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health 
•     And 
•     Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) 
•     And 
•     Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)