Paramedic

Paramedic Position at Townsen Memorial Imaging Facility

Townsen Memorial Imaging Facility is currently seeking a full-time paramedic to join our amazing team. The paramedic is responsible for providing patient care, patient monitoring, intravenous access support for contrast administration, and emergency response support within the imaging department under the direction of the radiologic safety officer and licensed healthcare providers. The paramedic performs advanced patient assessment and interventions within the scope of paramedic licensure and assists in promoting safe, efficient, and quality care for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures.

Essential functions include providing safe, efficient, and compassionate patient care within the scope of paramedic licensure and organizational policies, assisting with establishing and maintaining intravenous access for contrast administration and imaging procedures in accordance with departmental policies, physician orders, and scope of practice, responding promptly to patient care needs, changes in patient condition, and emergency situations occurring within the imaging department, performing patient assessments and communicating findings to the appropriate healthcare providers, assisting with patient monitoring and supporting the care of patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures, maintaining competency in emergency response, airway management, cardiac monitoring, intravenous therapy, and other skills required for the position, collaborating effectively with physicians, nurses, technologists, and other members of the healthcare team to promote patient safety and quality outcomes, recognizing and reporting significant changes in patient condition and assisting with appropriate interventions, documenting patient care activities, observations, and interventions accurately and timely in the medical record, demonstrating professionalism, accountability, and excellent customer service in all interactions with patients, families, physicians, and coworkers, maintaining required certifications, competencies, and continuing education necessary to perform assigned responsibilities, ensuring emergency equipment, supplies, and patient care areas are maintained in a safe and operational condition, complying with all organizational policies, safety standards, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards, participating in departmental quality improvement, patient safety, and educational initiatives, and performing other related tasks as needed.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include knowledge of emergency medical care principles, practices, and procedures, knowledge of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), cardiac rhythm interpretation, and emergency response protocols, knowledge of patient assessment techniques and the ability to recognize changes in patient condition, knowledge of infection prevention, safety standards, and patient confidentiality requirements, knowledge of medical terminology, documentation standards, and electronic medical record systems, skill in patient monitoring, vital sign assessment, cardiac monitoring, and electrocardiogram (EKG) acquisition, skill in venipuncture, establishing and maintaining intravenous (IV) access for contrast administration and imaging procedures, specimen collection, and other procedures within the paramedic scope of practice, skill in operating and maintaining patient care and emergency response equipment, ability to respond rapidly and appropriately to emergency situations and changing patient conditions, ability to exercise sound clinical judgment and make appropriate decisions within the scope of licensure, ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage competing demands in a fast-paced healthcare environment, ability to communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members, ability to maintain accurate and timely documentation, ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, ability to maintain professionalism, composure, and attention to detail during stressful situations, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals, and ability to provide exceptional customer service while ensuring patient safety and quality care.

Education and experience include graduate of an accredited paramedic training program, current Texas paramedic certification/licensure in good standing, candidates must possess paramedic-level licensure at the time of hire and throughout employment, one (1) year hospital/surgery center experience, basic life support (BLS) certified, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certified, pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certified.