Paramedic - Critical Care Transport

Critical Care Transport Paramedic

Bring Your Critical Care Expertise to the Next Level

Are you a highly skilled and motivated Paramedic ready to expand your practice beyond the traditional hospital setting? Join the Critical Care Transport (CCT) Team, where you'll deliver high-acuity care in dynamic environments while working with a dedicated team committed to excellence, collaboration, and patient-centered transport.

Why Join the CCT Team?

The CCT team offers a unique and rewarding opportunity for experienced critical care clinicians. Here's what makes us stand out:

• Take your skills on the road: Deliver ICU-level care during interfacility transports across North Carolinaconnecting patients to the tertiary services they need.
• Practice with autonomy: Supported by strong protocols and direct access to our departmental Medical Director, CCT clinicians are empowered to make critical decisions in real-time.
• Work with a cohesive, high-functioning team: Our crews are comprised of Critical Care Nurses, Critical Care Paramedics, and EMTsbringing together the best of prehospital and hospital-based care.
• Care for a wide range of patients: From pediatrics to geriatricsincluding trauma, neuro, cardiac, high-risk OB, and medical/surgical ICU-level patients.
• Manage some of the most complex and high-acuity cases, including those requiring IABP and ECMO support.
• Enjoy unmatched schedule predictability and work-life balance with a set, 4-week track schedule that repeats consistently and includes an 8-day break every 4 weeks.
• No additional weekend or holiday requirementsyour fixed track covers it all, and you can plan your life around your schedule as far in advance as you'd like.
• Every transport is different, keeping your skills sharp and your growth continuous.

Work Locations:

CCT serves patients across all of North Carolina via ground transport, operating from three strategically placed base locations:

• UNC Health Rex Hospital Raleigh
• UNC Health Rex Holly Springs Hospital Holly Springs
• UNC Johnston Hospital Smithfield

Role Overview:

In this role, you'll:

• Deliver ICU-level interventions during interfacility ground transports
• Conduct advanced assessments and manage time-sensitive therapies
• Care for a diverse population, including:
• Neuro and trauma patients
• STEMI and other cardiac emergencies
• High-risk OB and neonatal transports
• Sepsis and respiratory failure
• Cardiac supportive devices and ECMO for patients
• Work collaboratively within a two- or three-person crew, depending on patient acuity

Summary: The EMT/Paramedic Critical Care Transport position requires the Paramedic to transfer injured or critically ill patients between hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Ability to adapt to new skills and information is essential to succeed in this role. Critical thinking skills are a must. This position is physically and intellectually demanding. It is essential that Paramedics in this capacity are comfortable with providing out-of-hospital care and willing to learn new skills to facilitate the transfer of patients.

Responsibilities:

• EDUCATION - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• EVALUATION OF CARE - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• IMPLEMENTATION - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Utilizes healthcare organization and departmental, policies, protocols, and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, and/or unusual teaching needs.
• LEADERSHIP - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean, and secure care environment for all.
• PATIENT ASSESSMENT - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates care of individual patients.
• PLANNING - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.