ED Paramedic Full-time Nights

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join LCMC Health in New Orleans as an ED Paramedic, providing vital emergency care and support. In this full-time night role, you will perform patient assessments, conduct emergency interventions, and contribute to quality patient care, ensuring compassionate and effective service.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Continuing education opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or 2 years experience.
• BLS and PALS certification required.
• 1 year experience as Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment under physician supervision.
• Documents patient-related activities and communicates changes.
• Conducts blood draws and ensures patient throughput initiatives.

Skills

Emergency care

Patient assessment

Quick thinking

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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Your job is more than a job.

If you’ve got a great heart and passion for emergency care, you belong here. As an ED Paramedic, you'll be at the forefront of administering prompt and efficient hospital care to patients at an Advanced Life Support level. Working under the direction of our department leader, you'll play a vital role in the evaluation and treatment of patients, operating with in-person medical direction and approved protocols.

Your dedication to ensuring optimal patient care and a positive patient experience is paramount in this role. Whether it's responding to emergencies, providing life-saving interventions, or offering compassionate support, your expertise and quick thinking will make a difference in the lives of those we serve.

We're looking for individuals who thrive in high-pressure environments and are committed to delivering top-notch emergency medical care. If you're ready to bring your skills to the forefront of emergency medicine and make a real impact, we invite you to join our team as an ED Paramedic.

Your Everyday

Performs patient assessment under physician supervision, including triage, vital sign assessment, and prioritization of care.

Documents patient-related activities and communicates changes in patient status to designated physicians and nurses.

Conducts blood draws and point-of-care testing according to approved standing orders, reporting abnormal findings to the nurse in charge.

Ensures patient throughput initiatives and infection control protocols are followed, including proper equipment disinfection and sharps disposal.

Communicates patient conditions to responsible registered nurses, charge nurses, or physicians, and assists in patient transportation as needed.

Acts as a resource for unit personnel, coordinates tasks with appropriate staff, and provides educational experiences for EMT students.

Assumes responsibility for completing patient care charges and contributes to the improvement of patient care quality through committee participation and suggestions for improvement.

Continues professional growth through identification of educational needs, goal setting, and planning for continuing education.

The Must-Haves

Minimum

High School Diploma or 2 years of experience in related area.

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

PALS certification

Preferred

1 year of experience as Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About New Orleans East Hospital

New Orleans East Hospital, vital to LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been New Orleans East’s and the surrounding community’s trusted healthcare leader since 2014, embodying our mission of not only superior care, but healthcare with heart, courtesy, concern, kindness, and welcoming spirit for everyone. Learn more about New Orleans East Hospital and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do
  
  

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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Employment type

• Employment type

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