Critical Care Transport Paramedic

Critical Care Transport Paramedic

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital's team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

The Critical Care Transport (CCT) Team is available 24/7 to provide immediate medical treatment to patients presenting various critical injuries, illnesses and concerns. In this role, fast thinking and processing are essential, as every second counts in an emergency. Your tireless efforts help improve outcomes and make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, their families and your fellow caregivers.

This opportunity provides the ability to gain certifications and grow into leadership roles. This is a collaborative, supportive team that will allow you to provide a positive experience to each patient you come across, regardless of what they're going through.

A PRN caregiver in this position works a minimum of one 12-hour shift per week. One of four shifts per month must be a night shift. This caregiver must be available to work any shift Monday-Friday, as well as rotating weekends and holidays.

Caregivers need to be flexible to work at any of the following sites: Indian River, Martin North, Martin South, Tradition and St. Lucie West.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide immediate medical treatment to critically ill or injured patients throughout the interfacility or scene transport process.
• Navigate an ambulance to respond to emergency calls and maintain equipment.
• Assess the nature and extent of the illness or injury, administer appropriate emergency medical care, communicate with medical personnel at the hospital, report/record observations and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
• Function as an advocate for the patient and their family by supplying and interpreting information, supporting decisions and facilitating communication.
• Respond safely and without delay to calls for emergency assistance and report on time to scheduled obligations.
• Operate emergency vehicle safely and in accordance with department policy and procedures.
• Perform daily vehicle safety and readiness checks, reporting any actual and potential hazards.
• Conduct point-of-care laboratory testing as part of patient care and participate in requisite point-of-care testing maintenance procedures as applicable.
• Perform daily and monthly checks to ensure continuous readiness for state inspection.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of an accredited EMT-Paramedic Training Program
• Current state of Florida or national licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P or PMD)
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
• Completion of a Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP) within six months of hire
• Operation of Emergency Vehicles (EVOC) Certification with eight hours each of driving and lecture time
• Current state of Florida Valid Driver's License (VDL)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate's Degree in EMS
• Three years of experience as an EMT or Paramedic
• Experience in an Emergency Room, Fire Rescue or other critical care transport

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to perform in limited quarters, ground and air transport modes and in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Frequent bending, twisting, climbing steps or ladders, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• 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 for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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