PARAMEDIC

Texas Health Resources; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment programs

Job summary

Texas Health Resources in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Paramedic to deliver high‑quality emergency care in a fast‑paced, team‑oriented setting. Full‑time night shifts with rotating weekends/holidays, strong benefits, and opportunities for growth within a leading health system.

The role requires EMT‑P and Licensed Paramedic credentials on hire, ACLS/BCLS/PALS/CPI certifications, and a minimum of three months of recent paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• EMT-P and Licensed Paramedic credentials are required upon hire.
• ACLS, BCLS, PALS and CPI certifications required upon hire.
• Recent paramedic experience or internship completed is required.

Responsibilities

• Respond to patient priorities with privacy, safety and infection control in mind.
• Provide safe patient care under physician supervision and competency sign-off.
• Collaborate with the health care team to deliver quality care and participate in ongoing professional development.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Paramedic

26010283

Paramedic

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location:

Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, TX 76104.

Work hours:

3 shifts per week full-time, 7:00PM-7:00AM and includes rotating weekends and holidays.

Education

Here’s What You Need

High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.

Experience

Three (3) months recent Paramedic experience or completion of a Paramedic Internship is required.

One (1) Year Of Paramedic Experience Is Preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic upon hire required
• LP - Licensed Paramedic Upon Hire required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire required
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support upon hire required.
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 days of hire required
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention training within 60 days of hire required

Skills

Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast paced environment, positive interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills, able to perform basic computer skills.

What You Will Do

Accountability/Basic Human Needs

Responds to others' priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs; incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding others frame of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others; Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.

Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, developmental and diversity needs of the patient.

Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.

Other duties as appropriately delegated by RN.

Teamwork

Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Shared Decision Making

Actively participates in the Shared Governance model at unit, entity, and/or system level; actively engages in finding solutions for unit, division and/or entity concerns or issues; uses multiple available tools to stay informed of changes, updates and communications; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

Professional Development

Participates in change; understands, promotes, and values ed evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and/or research, and utilizes them in practice; follows guidelines and recommendations defined by regulatory or professional practice agencies. Provides daily care that achieves outcome targets for core measures, NPSG, employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction, NDNQI and other unit/organizational metrics; demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and development; demonstrates a commitment to advancing the professional practice of paramedicine; incorporates ethical principles from the Texas Department of State Health Services EMT Code of Ethics.

Additional Perks Of Being a Texas Health Paramedic

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

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