Paramedic

Harney District Hospital; Burns (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans including PERS

Vacation/sick leave

Job summary

Harney District Hospital in Burns, Oregon seeks a Paramedic to join our hospital-based EMS Team. Paramedics provide ALS care in a remote setting and make independent decisions based on scope and protocols.

You deliver patients to the ED and may assist with the most critical cases under the ED physician’s direction. We operate as a critical access hospital and level 4 trauma center with EMS responding from the hospital and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Oregon licensure or eligible with required certifications.
• Current ACLS and CPR certifications are required.
• EVOC and other responder certifications should be completed or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide ALS interventions in a remote hospital environment and decisions based on protocol.
• Deliver patients to the ED and assist with critical patients under ED physician direction.
• Work as part of a hospital-based EMS team with fellow EMS staff and staff support.
• Participate in inter-facility transports to larger cities as needed.

Skills

Decision making

Independent work

Team communication

Education

Oregon licensure or eligible

ACLS Provider Certification

CPR Provider Certification

EVOC

PALS Provider Certification

ICS 100/700

PHTLS Certification

NRP Certification

Tools

Ventilator experience

Infusion pump experience

12-Lead experience

Job description

Harney District Hospital is seeking a Paramedic to join our hospital-based EMS Team.

Paramedics are recognized as a major component of a team, providing optimal care in a very remote environment. You make decisions independently based on scope and protocols and you provide most if not all ALS interventions required. You deliver your patient to an ED where you are on a first name basis with physicians and staff, all who are there to support you in your job and you in theirs. Frequently, you continue to assist with the more critical patients in the ED under the direction of the ED physician.

Harney District Hospital is a critical access hospital and level 4 trauma center. The Emergency Medical Services department is run through the hospital and responsible for responding to more than 1,000 requests per year covering greater than 10,800 square miles. Ambulance staffing is composed of a paramedic and an EMT or Advanced EMT, supplemented by casual EMTs and volunteer rural first responders. Staff respond from the hospital during business hours and from their homes the remaining hours. Full time Paramedics work one 48 hour shift per week. Department also provides inter-facility transports to Bend, Boise, or other larger cities.

A robust benefit package include health insurance, choice of retirement plans including PERS, and vacation/sick leave.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Oregon State Licensure (or eligible: Nationally Registered and hold an Associate Degree, or 3 years' experience in a busy 911 system.
• Current ACLS Provider Certification
• Current CPR Provider Certification
• Successfully completed EVOC program
• Able to obtain PALS Provider Certification
• Able to obtain IC S 100 and 700 within 6 months of hire
• Able to obtain PHTLS Certification within 6 months of hire
• Able to obtain NRP Certification within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ventilator experience
• Infusion pump experience
• 12-Lead experience
• Critical Care transport experience

Harney County Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any legally protected characteristic.

In accordance with Oregon law, the pay range for this position is included in this posting.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request throughout the application and hiring process.

Final candidates may be required to pass a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law.