Paramedic

CommonSpirit Health; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff, CA seeks an experienced Paramedic to deliver advanced emergency medical care and swift patient transport in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings.

You will assess scenes, manage care under stress, and document meticulously to support optimal patient outcomes. Responsibilities include adhering to safety standards, entering data into the reporting system, and applying EMS protocols with licensed certifications (CA Paramedic,

Qualifications

• Six months experience as a paramedic with an accredited EMS agency or Fire Department.
• CA Paramedic Certification required upon hire and successful completion of local accreditation.
• American Heart Association CPR, ACLS and PALS certifications upon hire.
• Valid CA Driver's License and Ambulance Driver certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced emergency medical care and transport to critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings.
• Rapidly assess scenes, evaluate conditions, and administer life-saving interventions.
• Safely operate emergency vehicles and document care.
• Maintain compliance with policies, procedures, objectives, and safety standards.
• Enter patient data into the computerized patient care reporting system accurately.
• Administer medications and perform procedures per Paramedic certification and local protocols.
• Participate in patient care planning and problem identification.

Skills

Paramedic

EMT

CPR

ACLS

PALS

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Paramedic accreditation (CA)

Driver's License (CA)

Tools

Computerized patient care reporting system

Job description

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As a Paramedic, you will provide advanced emergency medical care and transport to critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings.

Every day you will rapidly assess scenes, evaluate conditions, and administer life-saving interventions, while safely operating emergency vehicles and documenting care.

To be successful, you will demonstrate expert clinical skills, exceptional critical thinking under stress, and compassionate communication, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

• Maintains established policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement program and safety standards.
• Performs patient systems assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner.
• Enters patient data into computerized patient care reporting system so that there are no deficiencies.
• Performs direct patient care and implements patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner while administering medications and performing procedures consistent with EMT certification.
• Administers medications and performs procedures consistent with Paramedic certification and selected S-SV EMS treatment protocols.
• Participates in problem identification and patient care planning.

Job Requirements*Required

• Six months experience as a paramedic with an accredited EMS agency or Fire Department. and
• Hiring manager may consider the applicants field internship as qualifying experience if the preceptorship was completed at a Dignity Health North Service Area facility and successfully completed.
• Driver's License: CA, upon hire and
• Certified Ambulance Driver: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
• CDMC, upon hire and
• Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: CA, upon hire and
• Local Paramedic Accrediated, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1906, Dignity Health - St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a 76-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Red Bluff, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and a family birth center. Additionally, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for two consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

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*Pay Range*

$45.28 - $51.07 /hour