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OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital MidwestWorker Type:
RegularJob Summary:
Collaborates to provide exceptional care during the transport of acute or critically ill/injured patients. The team's care is guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines and indirect medical control.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides emergency medical care for patients suffering from acute medical illness or traumatic injury.
- Identifies and intervenes to stabilize based on department approved protocols, the ill or injured patient during prehospital, interfacility or intrafacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician.
- Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department including. but not limited to, forms for legal and billing purposes.
- Inspects, operates, maintains and cares for emergency department/hospital equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment to receiving treatment team.
- Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to care fo the patient groups of: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
- Collaborates with other emergency response agencies.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Constant standing and walking.
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Driver’s License - State of Oklahoma
- And
- Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health
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- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
- And
- Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Work Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
Department:
2040000087 AMBULANCE 6194Scheduled Weekly Hours:
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