Paramedic

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Weston
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Maintains equipment.
• Assesses nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.
• Determines appropriate independent or collaborative response.
• Administers appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring.
• May perform fluid/drug administration.
• If on transport team, they will communicate with medical personnel at hospital, reports/records observations, and follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
• Also they may navigate ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.
• Other duties as assigned. Education:
  • Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program. Certifications:
    • Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in the current State.
    • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required.
    • International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) preferred.
    • Current valid State Driver's License (VDL) preferred .
    • State licensure if required by state law.
    • If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department. Complexity of Work:
      • 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. Work Experience:
        • One year experience as a EMT-P preferred.
        • Clinical experience through a EMS Paramedic Training program required. Physical Requirements:
          • Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
          • Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work. Personal Protective Equipment:
            • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.Provides immediate medical treatment to injured or ill patients on-site and/or during transport to hospital.

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