Paramedic - JeffSTAT

Job Details

Part time 36 hours biweekly night shift

Job Description

Join Jefferson Health’s elite critical care transport team as a JeffSTAT Paramedic, where your expertise and dedication make an immediate difference in the lives of critically ill and injured patients. As the face of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals during inter-facility and emergency transports, you will provide advanced clinical care and compassionate support in high-acuity settings.

What You’ll Do:

• Deliver expert-level care during transport in accordance with JeffSTAT’s evidence-based protocols and clinical standards.
• Serve as a key communicator and care liaison to patients and families, explaining procedures, treatments, and next steps in the care journey.
• Document thorough and timely patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in a professional patient care record.
• Perform daily checks and maintenance on medical equipment, vehicle inventory, and clinical supplies to ensure mission-readiness.
• Engage in continuous learning, simulation labs, clinical rotations, and competency reviews to stay sharp and ready for any critical care scenario.

Skills You’ll Bring:

• Proficiency in advanced life support procedures, including:
  • Intubation, IV access, medication administration, EKG interpretation, chest decompression
  • Experience with mechanical cardiac assist devices (IABP, ECMO, VAD, Impella), external ventricular drains (EVD), and invasive monitoring devices (arterial lines, SWAN-Ganz, CVP)

Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • Minimum 3 years (5,000+ hours) as a field paramedic in a critical care transport or 911 ALS environment
  • Current medical command standing with the Philadelphia EMS Office or equivalent in PA, NJ, or DE
• Licensure & Certification (Required):
  • Pennsylvania Paramedic (EMT-P) and National Registry Paramedic (NRP)
  • BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Licensure & Certification (required within 6 months of hire):
  • PHTLS (within 6 months)
  • ATLS audit, ATCN, or TPATC (within 6 months)
  • ASLS and ABLS (within 6 months)
  • Delaware Paramedic certification (within 6 months)
  • Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic NJ – MICP (within 6 months)
  • FP-C or CCP-C within 2 years; FP-C required within 6 months of flight orientation
  • Air Crew Member certification for flight roles

Why Jefferson?

JeffSTAT is recognized for clinical excellence, specialized training, and a commitment to innovation in mobile critical care. At Jefferson Health, you’ll be part of a nationally respected team that’s redefining emergency and transport medicine.

Work Shift

Workday Night (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

444 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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