Life Support Team Paramedic

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Job Title

LST Paramedic

Location

Medina

Facility

Medina Hospital

Department

Life Support Team-Medina Hospital

Job Code

G16010

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

7:00am-7:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. As a proud recipient of the Vizient, Inc.'s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, Medina Hospital is known for its excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital has also been recognized for its commitment to creating a positive environment that empowers and engages staff by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career while receiving endless support and encouragement.

Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies. The Paramedic's role is to assess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditions. Paramedics are the most highly trained emergency medical responders. 

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will provide coverage across day, evening, overnight and weekend shifts, following a 24-hours-on, 48-hours-off rotation. Shift options may include 7:00am to 7:00am, 3:00pm to 7:00am or 3:00pm to 3:00pm, based on department needs

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide immediate medical assessment and treatment to injured/ill patients on-site, in the community, and during transport to hospital. 

• Navigate an ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls. 

• Maintain equipment, restock supplies and clean ambulances as necessary. 

• Assess the nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources. 

• Determine appropriate independent or collaborative response. 

• Administer appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, fluid/drug administration, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring in accordance with EMS protocols. 

• Communicate with medical personnel at hospital, report/record observations, and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital. 

• Complete a USDOT approved Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC) course within six months of hire.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic Training Program 

• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross  

• Completion of a USDOT approved Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC) course required within 6 months of hire

• Current Ohio Valid Driver’s License (VDL)  
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as an EMT-P required.
• EMT-P experience may be substituted with at least one (1) year of EMT-P experience required and a combination of equivalent EMT experience.  Equivalent EMT experience would be two (2) years for each one (1) year of EMT-P experience required. 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Experience in a larger metropolitan area  

• Experience in the Emergency Room or Critical Care Transport  

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Frequently lifts and carries items weighing over 75 pounds.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and irregular hours.
• Exposure to communicable diseases and/or body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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