Paramedic

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis is seeking a part-time Emergency Department clinical partner to provide life support treatment, care, and patient evaluation in a fast-paced setting.

The role supports clinical teams and directly impacts patients and families during shifts ranging 7am–7:30pm. The position requires a High School diploma or equivalent, BLS HCP and Paramedic credentials, with field experience not strictly required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.
• State-specific required licenses listed for IL/MO/OK/WI as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and stabilizes the ill or injured patient during intrafacility or interfacility transport.
• Initiates interventions based on team protocols and communicates patient condition.
• Provides population-specific education to patient and family.
• Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment for safety.
• Interacts with patients and supports clinical teams as needed.
• Performs basic clerical duties such as scheduling and filing.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Empathy

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Tools

BLS HCP

Paramedic

ALS

PALS

EMT-Paramedic

Job description

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

It's more than a career, it's a calling

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department:

Clinical Partner- SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Schedule

This is a part-time position. 2- 12-hour shifts per week with a weekend and holiday rotation. The shift is from 7am-7:30pm

Job Summary:

Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care and evaluation of patients on scene.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Identifies, and may intervene and stabilize, the ill or injured patient during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).
• Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment, as appropriate.
• Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patient's illness and therapeutic interventions.
• Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts. May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
• May perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
• May assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse. may perform select clinical duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience

• No experience required

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional License And/Or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• OR
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Driver's License - State of Oklahoma
• And
• Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health
• And
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
• And
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

2000000100 Emergency Dept

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.