Ground Transport Paramedic

Job Description

Job Description

HealthTeam Critical Care Transport is a not-for-profit shared service of Cabell Huntington Hospital, Charleston Area Medical Center, and WVU Medicine established to ensure the safe and reliable transport of patients. 

Our sevenx base locations across West Virginia serve approximately 25,000 patients annually. 

Why HealthTeam Critical Care Transport?

• Only nationally accredited ambulance service in West Virginia
• Entire fleet equipped with Stryker Power-LOAD system
• Transitioning fleet to all-wheel/four-wheel drive vehicles
• In-house Education Department
• Nationally recognized Safety Department

Position Reports To:  

Ground Team Leader 

 

Position Interfaces To:

HealthTeam leadership

 

Position Overview:  

The Ground Transport Paramedic provides advanced or C3-IFT level life support services to critically ill and/or injured patients as part of an integrated transport team. 

 

Environmental and Mechanical Considerations:

The Ground Transport Paramedic delivers clinical services under the stresses of ground transport, with frequent exposure to blood/body fluids, in sometimes hazardous conditions, near moving mechanical parts and within high noise environments. Training and resources are available to mitigate risk as appropriate, but the responsibility to utilize those devices falls to the individual. 

 

Minimum Required Educational Level:   

Completion of an accredited certificate or associate’s degree paramedic program 

 

Preferred Educational Level:  

Completion of an accredited bachelor’s or master&rsqu