What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paramedic | Emergency Department position at Avera Health?
Location :
Avera St Mary's Hospital
Worker Type : Regular
Work Shift :
Rotating days / evenings / nights / weekends / holidays (United States of America)
Pay Range :
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
24.75 - $37.00
Position Highlights
mid shift : e / o wknd / hol, occas call; 72hrs / 2wks
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief Overview
Provides emergency medical treatment to sick or injured patients, under the direction and supervision of physician and leaders, in accordance with established standards of performance, philosophy and objectives. Documents and reports observations and treatments provided to physicians, nurses and other healthcare staff, in support of patient care activities.
What you will do
- Collects patient health data from patients, referring healthcare providers and patient charts.
- Analyzes the collected data to assist in determining diagnoses and area of problem focus.
- Identifies expected outcomes and goals, individualized to the patient, and develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcome.
- Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care.
- Performs required documentation and participates in quality control activities to support patient care.
- Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of the outcomes and utilizes establishes protocols for patient care.
- Systemically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge in practice, procedures, and care.
- Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and health care providers to provide appropriate patient care.
- Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care in support of responsible, ethical and safe patient care and environments.
Essential Qualifications
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :
Preferred Education, License / Certification, or Work Experience :
Expectations and Standards
Benefits You Need & Then Some
Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.
Avera is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disabled / Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.
Salary : $25 - $37
