Paramedic-Interfacility Transportation - Per Diem presso Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Health Care District of Palm Beach County · Belle Glade, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
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The Paramedic works with the Transportation Director and EMT-B as part of the inter-facility transportation service for the Health Care District. Duties include providing ALS and BLS medical support to patients during ambulance transport between facilities.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for all aspects of patient care from the time of patient contact until transfer to a higher level of care.
- Has a basic understanding of stress response and methods to ensure personal well-being.
- Provide consistent, high quality Advanced Life Support level care as outlined by the Health Care District’s Standard of Care, Protocols, and accepted local and national treatment doctrines.
- Drives and operates ambulances and other company vehicles safely, in accordance with established emergency driving guidelines.
- Acts as a representative of the Health Care District, displaying integrity, confidentiality, and competency with patients, their families, the public, other agencies, coworkers, and Health Care District’s management.
- Maintain currency of all required certifications and licenses.
- Responsible for timely, legible, report writing.
- Assess each call to determine the best course of action while working in the guidelines of your Paramedic protocols.
- Utilizing Paramedic skills on medical equipment and procedures including, defibrillator, EKG, cardiac monitor, oxygen and suctions devices, airway management, IV skills, medication administration.
- Act as a Paramedic team leader to educate, mentor and facilitate the workflow for the shift.
- During downtime, assist in the ER at Lakeside Medical Center as needed.
- Works in a professional manner with all Health Care District employees and other agencies.
- Communicate with patients and loved ones to provide information and assurance that care is being given.
- Emergency duty may be required that includes assisting community or hospital-based organizations.
- Staff will be directed to perform other emergency duties based on clinical experience including, but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters, man-made or natural.
- Lifting the stretcher (be able to lift and carry 50 lbs.)
- Learning new skills that pertain to Critical Care transport
Qualifications
Education:
- High School Education. Graduation from a credited Paramedic school.
Experience:
- One (1) to five (5) years related experience in emergency transport and emergency medical services
Certification:
- EVOC Ambulance course certification required or upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Licensure:
- Current, State of Florida Paramedic license required
- Current, valid State of Florida Driver’s License required
Training:
- Continuing Education
Company
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is an independent special taxing district that has served as a healthcare safety net for more than 36 years to fill in gaps in access to healthcare services. This unique healthcare system covers the entire county and provides a wide range of services such as nine community health centers (Federally Qualified Health Centers) which serve everyone regardless of ability to pay; school health teams in 172 public schools; a lifesaving Trauma Hawk aeromedical helicopter program; a rural, public teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center; an award-winning skilled nursing center; a ground ambulance program for Health Care District patients needing a higher level of care and the county’s Trauma Agency, which ensures quality outcomes within the county’s trauma system and leads initiatives to prevent traumatic injury.
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