ED Paramedic 7a-7p Full Time

Wellstar Health System; Hiram (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System, Inc. is seeking an Emergency Department Paramedic for day shifts in Georgia. The role supports physicians, RNs and a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, safe patient care in a hospital ED.

The paramedic will follow Georgia Scope of Practice and Wellstar policies, possess a Georgia paramedic license and national registry certification, and contribute to patient education and efficient ED operation.

Qualifications

• Georgia paramedic license and national registry certification required.
• Experience assisting in emergency department care is preferred.
• Ability to input medical information into computer systems accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assist medical and nursing staff in Emergency Department patient care.
• Greet patients, interview, and document medical information.
• Perform EKGs, monitor cardiac status, venipuncture, and point-of-care testing.
• Initiate IVs and administer select medications as directed.
• Transport patients to ICU and monitor critical patients.
• Support education for patients and families; respond to trauma alerts and emergencies.

Skills

EMT/Paramedic patient care

EKG

IV initiation

Ventilation support

Medical documentation

Emergency patient transport

Team collaboration

Education

Georgia Paramedic License

National Registry Certification

Tools

Cardiac monitor

ISTAT testing

Point-of-care testing devices

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Summary

Reports to Manager of Emergency Department. The Emergency Department Paramedic is a proactive member of an interdisciplinary team of licensed and unlicensed care givers who ensure that patients, families and significant others receive individualized high quality, safe patient care. They practice in a clinical environment that is administered by Nurse Managers and other leaders.As an integral member of the Emergency Department team the Paramedic will support treatment in the hospital emergency department (ED). The paramedic will be required to assist with patient care treatment at the direction of the physician and/or the Registered Professional Nurse (RN) that directs plan of care, team goals, and performance. The paramedic shall cover the range of services provided in a medical treatment facility in accordance with O.C.G.A. 31-11-59 which outlines the services of paramedics in hospitals and defined hospital specific duties. In addition, the paramedic promotes and restores patients' health and the overall patient experience by collaborating with physicians, RNs, and multi-disciplinary team members, and providing support to patients, families and significant others. The ED Medical Director oversees the scope of practice of the paramedic in the ED in accordance with the Georgia Paramedic Scope of Practice and the Wellstar Paramedic Scope of Practice. It is expected that all Emergency Department Paramedics possess a Georgia paramedic license and the national registry certification for paramedics. The paramedic must be knowledgeable and adhere to the scope of paramedic practices as outlined in the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services scope of practices. As a member of the patient services team, it is expected that the individual upholds the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Patient Care

• Assists medical and nursing staff with the care and treatment of Emergency patients
• Assists in the intake process by greeting and interviewing patients and inputting pertinent medical information into the computer system.
• Performs and assists nursing and medical staff in various diagnostic testing and procedures such as performing EKG, placing patients on the cardiac monitor, venipuncture, point of care testing, wound care, applying orthopedic devices and equipment, applying splints and casts and other duties assigned within the scope of practice.
• Perform functions as delegated by the RN such as:
  • i. Initiate IV
  • ii. Administer Oral, IM and some IV medications
  • iii. Perform glucose monitoring
  • iv. Perform ISTAT testing
• Transport patients to the ICU
• Transport and monitor critical patients
• Assist with patient flow in the ED
• Perform command center technician duties
• Perform monitor tech duties
• Receive EMS patients into the ED and begin to collect data to assist the RN in the initial triage and assessment of the patient
• Assist with education of the patient and family.
• Respond as assigned to Trauma Alert, Code Fast, STEMI Alerts

Technician Duties

• Ensure that the rooms are patient ready