Paramedic

Paramedic Job

Qualifications: 2 year / Associate Degree in Paramedic (Preferred) Work Experience: 2 - 3 years Paramedic Experience (Required) Licenses and Certifications: Required Certifications/Licensures: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS) State of Georgia Paramedic License

Essential Functions

• CLINICAL JOB DUTIES:
• Provide assistance to internal and external departments to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Cooperates with other units to achieve division objectives and maintain good employee relations.
• Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information, and abide by established communications code.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliation.
• PATIENT CARE DUTIES:
• Provide direct patient care to all patients and family.
• Admit, transfer, discharge patients, transcribe orders, charting, complete charges, and clerical duties when necessary.
• Take and record vital signs, measure and record intake and output.
• Take and prescribe physician's orders to appropriate records, cards, schedules, lists, etc.
• Receive and give reports to supervisor or nurse as needed.
• Initiate discharge/transfer process and provide for patient escort.
• Keep emergency supply cart equipped and ready for use.
• Maintain controlled drug records.
• DOCUMENTATION:
• Documents and submits required information and data in a timely fashion.
• Clearly and accurately documents designated processes, policies, products, service offerings, etc.
• Ensures that documentation is tailored to expected readers / users.
• Uses correct terminology.
• Conforms to required style and format.
• CARE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION:
• Develops an individualized plan with strategies that address diagnoses.
• Provides for continuity through a plan that directs other members of the team.
• Implements the plan in a safe and timely manner.
• Documents implementation and includes changes or omissions of the identified plan.
• Consults with healthcare providers and makes referrals as appropriate.
• Utilizes appropriate community resources and systems to implement the plan.
• CARE PROCESSES:
• Treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care.
• Bases care decisions on plan of care.
• Monitors and documents patient response.
• Establishes rapport with clients.
• Adapts communication style, listens and responds to patient needs.
• Recognizes age-specific responses to treatment.
• Provides effective interventions.
• Respects patients confidentiality and privacy.
• Supports social, spiritual, and cultural needs of patients and families.
• Manages difficult or emotional patient situations.
• TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT USE:
• Demonstrates technical skill in using equipment appropriate for role.
• Understands equipment operation.
• Maintains equipment in working order.
• Troubleshoots equipment problems.
• Uses technology to increase productivity.
• Adapts to new technology

Additional Duties:

• Adheres to the hospital and departmental attendance and punctuality guidelines.
• Performs all job responsibilities in alignment with the core values, mission and vision of the organization.
• Performs other duties as required and completes all job functions as per departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains current knowledge in present areas of responsibility (i.e., self education, attends ongoing educational programs).
• Attends staff meetings and completes mandatory in-services and requirements and competency evaluations on time.
• Demonstrates competency at all levels in providing care to all patients based on age, sex, weight, and demonstrated needs.
• For non-clinical areas, has attended training and demonstrates usage of age- specific customer service skills.
• Wears protective clothing and equipment as appropriate.