Paramedic Per Diem Float

Responsibilities

Job Title : Paramedic

Artificial Intelligence; Advanced Technology; The very best in patient care. With decades of expertise, RadNet is Leading Radiology Forward. With dynamic cross-training and advancement opportunities in a team-focused environment, the core of RadNet's success is its people with the commitment to a better healthcare experience. When you join RadNet as a Paramedic PRN Float , you will be joining a dedicated team of professionals who deliver quality, value, and access in the 21st century and align all stakeholders- patients, providers, payors, and regulators to achieve the best clinical outcomes.

Job Summary

The Paramedic is responsible for assessing, stabilizing, and providing emergency/urgent care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries, bridging the gap between home and hospital by performing advanced life support, administering medications, managing airways, and ensuring safe patient transport or transition to the next level of care, documenting all actions meticulously and maintaining equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Travel to Radiology Regional's various outpatient medical office setting throughout Southwest Florida as needed from Sarasota-Naples region.
• Start IV's.
• Monitor patients.
• Administer medication for various reactions as needed.
• Enact code policy as needed.
• Patient lifting as needed.
• Administer Flu vaccinations.
• Answer telephone as needed.
• Call in advance of scheduled exams to verify appointments as needed.
• Dispense and or explain preps for different exams as needed.
• Additional duties as necessary in order for the office to operate cohesively.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position described above. Other functions may be assigned and Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Experience

• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• BLS is required (Basic Life Support Certification).
• Florida Paramedic and and ACLS certifications is required.
• Ability to relate to the public in a professional and courteous manner, understanding the objectives of the organization, regardless of racial, ethnic, religion, sexual orientation, gender, mental/physical health, age, economic status, etc.
• Responds to emergency situations in a calm and appropriate fashion.
• The above knowledge, skills, and abilities may be demonstrated by successful completion of an accredited program, state and federal licenses (as applicable), and appropriate registrations and/or certifications.
• Possesses excellent customer service skills, strong written and verbal communications skills, and additional medical related knowledge preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented and organized, and have the ability to interact effectively with doctors, staff, patients, vendors, peers, and management.

Quality Standards

• Communicates, cooperates and consistently functions professionally and harmoniously with all levels of supervision, co-workers, patients, visitors, and vendors.
• Demonstrates initiative, personal awareness, professionalism and integrity, and exercises confidentiality in all areas of
• Follows all local, state and federal laws concerning employment to include but not limited to: I-9, Harassment, EEOC, Civil rights and ADA.
• Maintains CEUs and licensing as needed in order to maintain a high level of skill in technical
• Follows OSHA regulations, RadNet and site protocols, policies and
• Follows HIPAA, compliance, privacy, safety and confidentiality standards at all
• Practices universal safety
• Promotes good public relations on the phone and in
• Adapts and is willing to learn new tasks, methods, and
• Reports to work regularly as scheduled; consistently punctual with respect to working hours, meal and rest breaks, and maintains satisfactory personal attendance in accordance with RadNet guidelines.
• Consistently adheres to the time management policies and
• Completes job responsibilities in a quality and timely manner.

Physical Demands

• Ability to concentrate on detailed work for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to adjust routine to accommodate patient or department without affecting departmental flow.
• Ability to assist with lifting patients if needed.
• Perform moderately difficult manipulative skills and eye-hand coordination skills.
• See objects closely.
• Hear normal sounds with some background noises.
• Ability to concentrate on moderate detail with frequent interruption and attend to tasks for less than 10 minutes at a time.
• Ability to understand and relate to specific ideas generally, several at a time.
• Ability to communicate verbally, using standard high-school vocabulary.
• This position often requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching with hands and arms, using hands and fingers, handling or palpating, speaking, listening, and high-level cognition.
• Also, must be able to lift over 50 pounds, occasionally.
• All employees are to assist and participate as members of a lift assistance team (for special accommodation patients or any patient requiring assistance onto a table or equipment placement) to initiate or complete an exam or procedure.

Working Environment

Work in an outpatient medical office setting with low to moderate noise level.

Pay range is $25-$30 per hour.


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