Paramedic - Emergency Department

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Job Title

Paramedic - Emergency Department

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Ancillary Emergency Dept-Indian River Hospital

Job Code

000372

Shift

Nights

Schedule

7:00pm-7:30am

Job Summary

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

As a Paramedic, you will provide immediate medical treatment to patients presenting with various critical injuries, illnesses and concerns. In this role, fast thinking and processing are essential, as every second counts in an emergency. Your tireless efforts help improve outcomes and make a lasting difference in the lives of patients, their families and your fellow caregivers.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00 PM 7:30 AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide immediate medical treatment to injured or ill patients on-site and/or during transport to hospital.
• Maintain equipment.
• Assess nature and extent of illness/injury and patient history from available sources.
• Determine appropriate independent or collaborative response.
• Administer appropriate emergency medical care, including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring.
• Perform fluid/drug administration as needed.
• Communicate with medical personnel at hospital, report/record observations and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital if on the Transport Team.
• Navigate Ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency call, if on the Transport Team.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of an accredited program for licensure as an EMT-Paramedic.
• Current Florida licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through the American Heart Association upon or within one year of hire.
• Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic Training program.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Current valid Florida driver's license (VDL).
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS).
• One year of experience as an EMT or Paramedic.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.