Paramedic - Day Shift - Clayton County Jail

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs basic, advanced life support patient care and detailed subjective and objective patient assessments within established protocols, stabilization, and treatment.

• Coordinates emergency care procedures with authorized nursing and medical staff.

• Develops and utilizes triage skills to provide optimal efficiency as needed. 

• Provides transport to and from hospitals or other designated sites as required.

• Ensures security of area and medications while administration is occurring; as well as keeping safety top priority.

• Reports any adverse patient events or reactions immediately to a supervisor.

• Ensures the confidentiality and rights of patients, the health systems and department documents, by adhering to all FCH and facility policies, as well as federal, state and local regulations.

• Monitors and maintains the general condition of the ambulance unit by keeping it clean and stocked for optimal call responses.

• Performs other duties as assigned to support FCH’s goals, objectives and values.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Knowledge and expertise in public health, and the diagnosis and treatment of individuals.

• Ability to quickly assess medical emergencies and implement appropriate interventions in a fast-paced correctional healthcare environment.

• Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow standardized procedures effectively and calmly.

• Maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with patients, staff, leadership, the public and external partners.

• Possess strong judgment, discretion, high level of confidentiality, flexibility and integrity.

• Strong attention to detail, follow-up and timely completion of assigned tasks.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.