Paramedic

Description

Provide pre-hospital, emergency room, and hospital care to patients in accordance with established guidelines. Responsibilities include patient assessment, emergency care, transportation, and preparation of ambulances for subsequent calls.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily checks of assigned ambulances at the beginning of each shift.
• Operate ambulances safely and proficiently.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, evaluating all signs and symptoms.
• Deliver pre-hospital emergency care and basic patient stabilization.
• Maintain scene control until relieved by appropriate authorities.
• Restock and clean ambulances post-call.
• Assist in various hospital departments as directed.
• Accurately document care provided in the field and complete necessary billing documentation.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
• Adhere to Compliance, Safety, and HIPAA policies.
• Register patients through the ER registration department.
• Assist in the ER with tasks such as taking vital signs, transporting patients, and supporting ER nurses as needed.

Requirements

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with arms, and communicate effectively.
• Must be capable of lifting and carrying up to 135 pounds, including assisting with patient movement and equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Exposure to various environmental conditions, including wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather, and risk of electrical shock.
• Moderate noise level typical of hospital and emergency response settings.

Qualifications:

• Must meet the minimum vision standards to obtain an Illinois State driver's license.
• Ability to converse and write in English.
• Frequent use of hands for fine dexterity and grasping tasks.

Note: This position requires access to highly sensitive patient information and adherence to strict confidentiality standards.