Pediatric Critical Care Transport Paramedic - Akron/Canton Region

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Cleveland Clinic's Pediatric Critical Care Transport (CCT) team is recognized as a world leader in transporting critical pediatric patients anywhere around the globe. The CCT team is an expert team of critical care providers available 24/7 to transport critically ill and injured pediatric patients. By initiating tertiary care during transfer, outcomes are often improved for many critically ill pediatric patients.

**This Team will focus on the Southern Ohio Region - Akron/Canton/Green Area ** Future caregivers will train at Main Campus for 3 months.

A caregiver in this position works a 4-week rotation, 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Provide immediate medical treatment to critically ill or injured pediatric patients throughout the interfacility or scene transport process. 
• Navigate an ambulance to respond to emergency calls. 
• Assess the nature and extent of the illness or injury, administer appropriate emergency medical care, communicate with medical personnel at the hospital, report/record observations and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program. 
• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio. 
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Three years of experience as an EMT-P in a critical care setting as a flight or surface transport paramedic or in-hospital experience.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:

• Experience in a larger metropolitan area. 
• Experience in an emergency room or in critical care transport. 
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification. If not currently obtained, this will be required within 6 months of hire. 
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) certification and flight paramedic certified. If not currently obtained, this will be required within 2 years of hire. 

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to perform in limited quarters, ground and air transport modes and in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Frequent bending, twisting, climbing steps or ladders, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• 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 for procedures.

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