Critical Care Paramedic II - Life Reach

Summary:  The critical care paramedic serves as a team member of the critical care transport team by utilizing their knowledge and skills to function as a ‘physician extender’, bringing tertiary management skills to the bedside of critically ill or injured patients.

1. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values. 

2. Maintains positive communication (written and spoken) when collaborating with healthcare facilities. 

3. Proficient in all job responsibilities and expectations listed under Paramedic I.  Including those advanced skills below:

   1. Rapid sequence intubation 

   2. Advanced airway management, including cricothyroidotomy

   3. Needle thoracentesis 

   4. IO insertion 

   5. Radial arterial line (A-line) insertion and monitoring 

   6. Ventilator management (and initiation)

   7. Ultrasound diagnostic bedside imaging

4. Demonstrates competency and knowledge in the following:

   1. Critical Care ground transport:

      1. Critical Care and Emergent physiological conditions, i.e., STEMI, LVO, trauma, high-risk OB, Sepsis,

   2. Ambulance Safe Operation/DOT Standards, Crew Resource Management (CRM), Just Culture, 

   3. Incident Command Systems (ICS) and role in disaster responses

5. Demonstrates general knowledge of Incident Command Systems (ICS) and role in disaster responses.

   1. Demonstrates understanding and proficiency in disaster triage.

6. Other duties & skills as assigned and approved.

Qualifications /Training:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with a busy 911 system AND current critical care certification

• Previous critical care ground or flight experience preferred.

• Knowledge in advanced airway & ventilator management required.

• Successful completion of Life Reach CCT Concepts within 6 months of hire

• NIMS 100 and 200 required within 6 months of hire

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education

• High School Diploma AND 

  • South Carolina Paramedic Certification 

  • National Registered Paramedic certification.

  • Valid Driver’s license

  • ACLS, PALS, BLS certifications are required.

• Current Critical Care Board Certification (FP-C, CCP-C) Required 

• Associate Degree in Health Science, Paramedicine or Fire Science preferred