Paramedic Associate - Shawnee MissionShawnee, KS

Paramedic Associate

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has been providing faith-based, whole-person care to the Kansas City community since 1962. Our team members, physicians, and volunteers extend the healing ministry of Christ each day through dedication to clinical excellence and uncommon compassion.

As the largest health care provider in Johnson County, we touch lives throughout our community at our locations in Lenexa, Shawnee Mission, and South Overland Park, and through our main campus AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in Merriam, which includes a cancer center, six physician office buildings, and an associate child-care center. We're also proud to have more than 30 specialized physicians serving at 15 primary and urgent care locations.

Joining our team means joining an important mission to serve others but can also serve your family well. Our team members enjoy superior health benefits, Magnet Recognition, tuition reimbursement, a generous Paid Days Off plan, and support in achieving your personal health goals through our Associate Wellness Department.

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind, and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam, and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

The Paramedic is responsible for the provision of care for a patient or an assigned group of patients under the supervision/direction of the Physician, in collaboration with the Registered Nurse. The Paramedic assists with implementation and administration of the patient care process relative to the medical plan of care. The Paramedic uses the skills of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in their patient care delivery. Primary function is the delivery of competent, compassionate, and cost effective patient care. This performance follows established policies, procedures, and protocols under the supervision of the Physician, in collaboration with the Registered Nurse. The Paramedic demonstrates collaborative and professional communication skills and a commitment to professional accountability and growth. The Paramedic strives to advance from novice to expert and become an evidence-based scholar in order to provide optimal patient care and advocate on behalf of his/her patients. The Paramedic serves as a role model for the mission, vision, and values of AdventHealth. S/he is accountable for working within the parameters of the approved scope or practice, all regulatory standards and established policies, protocols, and procedures set forth by the Medical Director and designees.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Demonstrates effective skills to ensure quality patient care is provided under the direction of the Physician, in collaboration with the Registered Nurse.
• Performs and documents accurate reassessments as defined by standards of care and physician orders to include ongoing observation
• Monitors and intervenes in pain management under the delegation of the Registered Nurse accountable for the patient
• Administers and monitors respiratory therapy in collaboration with respiratory therapy
• Performs and documents procedures according to the Paramedic scope defined by the Medical Director and designees, to include: Perform dressing changes and wound care, Perform blood draws, Insert and/or discontinue IVs and IOs, Splinting, cervical stabilization, hemorrhage control to include application of tourniquets, Mechanical restraints with physician order, Assist with complex bedside procedures such as chest tube insertion, needle decompression, advanced airway management, Additional skills or procedures you have been credentialed by the Medical Director to perform.

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

• 1 year(s) Paramedic Required
• EMT Paramedic certification (EMT-P)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Paramedicine
• Emergency Department Paramedic experience

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Category: Emergency Services

Organization: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25031965

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.