Paramedic - Emergency Department

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all. Job Description

Sign-On Bonus- $2,500

Paramedic - Emergency Department - Full Time - Afternoons - Warren

Eligible for Full-Time Benefits

11:00am-11:30pm and every other weekend.

GENERAL SUMMARY:  Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care and evaluation of patients.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies, intervenes, and stabilizes the ill or injured patient under the direction and in collaboration with a physician and/or Registered Nurse.

• Initiates and implements interventions based on transport team protocols. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment, as appropriate. 

• Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patient's illness and therapeutic interventions.

• Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the transport team, patients and public. 

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED : - High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE REQUIRED:  

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted

• Paramedic credentialed from the Michigan Emergency Medical Services obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. 

• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. 

• Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) preferred. 

• Certification specializing in ER Vehicle Operation preferred. 

• Driver's License credentialed from the Michigan Bureau of Motor Vehicles preferred.

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.