Advanced Scope Paramedic

Overview

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

This Paramedic role is located at a Freestanding Emergency Center in Yorkville. This Paramedic performs a variety of clinical and environmental tasks under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The Paramedic duties are of a technical nature requiring specialized training and skills. The Paramedic demonstrates the ability to care for patients of all ages in the clinical setting.

Primary Customers: EC patients and their families, EC physicians, other team members.

Responsibilities

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

Patient/Family/Customer First

• Treats others with courtesy, respect, and caring touch in all interactions.
• Goes the extra mile to identify, fulfill, and exceed customer needs. Puts those needs first.
• Promotes patient rights, patient safety and ensures confidentiality and privacy at all times.
• Recognizes, respects, and effectively communicates with all cultures.

Promotes Teamwork and Partnerships

• Treats each employee as an equal and valued member of the team; works cooperatively with other employees to complete the work.
• Willingly flexes to meet the changing workload demands and priorities.
• Helps make Rush Copley a great place to work by promoting positives and committing to resolve problems.
• Upholds RCMC Employee Behavior Standards in all interactions to improve teamwork and enhance patient satisfaction.
• Adheres to the Code of Conduct of RCMC in the performance of job duties and promotes the adherence of others as well.

Quality and Patient Safety

• Follows the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Is mindful and compliant with Red Rules.
• Prevents recognized safety hazards and proactively reports near misses
• Maintains and supports a Just Culture by reporting errors.
• Identifies potential opportunities and participates collaboratively to make improvements.

TEAM RELATIONSHIPS: Coached by: Clinical Manager, Charge Nurses and EC Leadership

Qualifications

Evidence Based Interventions

• Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality initiatives, research and evidence based activities as evidenced by delivery of patient care; may participate in data collection or quality improvement teams.
• Recognizes patterns/groupings of problems in a specific patient population that require investigation and initiates actions to address.
• Communicates current evidence-based information with peers. Relationships and Caring
• Communicates with the Clinical Coordinator or designate for assignment of duties.
• Sets priority of duties based on needs of patient and unit under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Fosters a caring and compassionate relationship with the patient and family; recognizes the importance of providing care that is individualized and culturally appropriate.
• Participates in the implementation of individualized plans of care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Functions as a Patient Safety Observer when needed. Critical Thinking
• Maintains a safe patient and work environment.
• Accurately obtains patient data and documents all care in the appropriate patient care record.
• Performs routine procedures, treatments and specimen collections as needed.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age specific variables and growth and development.
• Performs specimen collection or phlebotomy as delegated; demonstrates compliance with patient identification procedures.
• Assists with admission, discharge and transport of patients.
• Transports laboratory specimens and obtains blood products as needed.
• Independently orders, organizes, cleans and restocks according to unit specifications.
• Authorized to retrieve medications from the tube system and give to the Registered Nurse.
• Authorized to access the supply rooms that include automated medication dispensing (Acudose) stations and/or crash cart, if applicable to unit. Responsibilities within this scope are limited to obtaining supplies needed for care of patient and to restocking the supply cabinets. Restocking duties do not require access to the automated medication dispensing cabinets or medication servers.

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of the telephone and patient call system(s).
•  Demonstrates proficiency in the use of selected unit equipment as appropriate.
• Performs tasks related to monitoring of cardiac rhythms of patients.
• Observes telemetry cardiac monitors; listens for and responds to all alarms and promptly reports abnormal variations in rate or rhythm to the Registered Nurse.
• Consistently documents in real time at the point of care.
• Demonstrates proficiency with insertion and removal of IV saline lock

Leadership

• Communicates all pertinent information to the appropriate team member throughout the shift and to the oncoming shift.
• Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in work habits.
• Recognizes knowledge deficits and seeks out appropriate resources to resolve.

PATIENT POPULATION THIS POSITION SERVICES: Pediatric, Young Adult, Adult, and Geriatric patient.

The above statements are intended to describe the essential job functions and level of work performed by individuals in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education: High school diploma/GED preferred
Current State of Illinois EMT-P license required

Certifications: CPR Required
PALS, ACLS, PHTLS highly desired

Special Skills: Bilingual (Spanish) abilities highly desirable

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth

Salary Range

USD $28.81 - USD $37.00 /Hr. rates offered based on years of experience and full time scheduled templates.