Emergency Department Paramedic - PT Nights

Cleveland Clinic; Twinsburg (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Paramedic in the Emergency Department. In this vital role, you will provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in critical situations. Your responsibilities will include assessing urgent medical needs, stabilizing conditions, and performing essential procedures such as EKGs, CPR, and fluid administration. This role offers the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility with a dedicated team, ensuring the best outcomes for patients. If you are passionate about emergency care and making a difference in people's lives, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited EMS-Paramedic training program is essential.
• Current Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic licensure in Ohio is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in the Emergency Department under RN supervision.
• Obtain vital signs and perform necessary emergency procedures.

Skills

Advanced life support

Patient assessment

EKGs

CPR

Phlebotomy

Oxygen therapy

Fluid/drug administration

Education

Accredited EMS-Paramedic training program

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic licensure

Basic Life Support certification

Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification

Tools

Personal protective equipment

Job description

Paramedic - Emergency Department

Join Cleveland Clinic's Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center and become a part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art facility that provides world-class care through advanced specialty care, primary care, and surgical services.

Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies. The Paramedic's role is to assess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditions. Paramedics are the most highly trained emergency medical responders.

A caregiver in this position works Nights, from 7:00pm-7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

1. Provide duties that assist in providing patient care in the Emergency Department under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
2. Obtain and record vital signs.
3. Perform EKGs, CPR, phlebotomy, and oral, nasal, and ET suctioning.
4. Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy, and saline locks.
5. Notify the RN and/or physician of rhythm changes.
6. Apply orthopaedic appliances and simple splints.
7. Size crutches and teach crutch walking.
8. Assist with equipment setup, chest tubes, gastric lavage, LP, etc.
9. Assist with restraint and seclusion of patients and apply restraint devices.
10. Transport patients and specimens.
11. Assist with sterile procedures and cleaning and maintaining supplies and equipment.
12. Maintain confidentiality and respect patient privacy.
13. Perform fluid/drug administration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

1. Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.
2. Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio.
3. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
4. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
5. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of start date in the Emergency Department.
6. Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic training program.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

1. International Trauma Life Support (ITLS).
2. One year of experience as an EMT-P.

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Physical Requirements:

1. Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
2. Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
3. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.