Critical Care Paramedic

History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics, and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.

Superior Ambulance Service is seeking to hire paramedics with proven leadership skills and years of experience to join the Illinois Critical Care Division. We are a progressive transport team affiliated with academic Adult and Pediatric Level I Trauma and Transplant Centers in the Chicagoland area.  Paramedics will work collaboratively with CCT personnel to provide high quality pre-hospital and interfacility advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment, utilizing standards and guidelines established. 

Education

• PAID CRITICAL CARE EDUCATION
• Paid continuing education including all required certifications.
• FOAMfrat online critical care education account.
• Annual competencies and simulation training.

The primary duties and responsibilities of the Paramedic consist of, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide high-quality care to patients in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and the referring and/or receiving Physician in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols, and standards of care.
• Autonomously evaluate critically ill or injured patients of all age groups (pediatric through adult), provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions, and preparation for transport (via ground or helicopter) from hospitals or accident scenes.
• Maintain clinical proficiency across all aspects of the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice including care of patients with neurological emergencies, cardiac emergencies, pediatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, traumatic emergencies, and any other patient populations transported by the Critical Care Division.
• Maintain clinical competency in all critical care procedures and equipment, including but not limited to ventilators, IV pumps, dopplers, chest tubes, hemodynamic monitoring, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, ventricular assist devices, Impella cardiac assist devices, transcutaneous/transvenous pacers, external ventricular drains, and advanced airway management.

• 2 years of current ALS experience
• Possess a valid driver's license, a satisfactory driving record and must be able to safely operate a vehicle in various conditions, including daytime, nighttime and inclement weather

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive compensation
• Immediate Paramedic job placement
• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company
• Opportunity to work overtime
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth