Paramedic - Casual

Harney District Hospital; Burns (OR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Harney District Hospital invites applications for a Casual Paramedic to join our hospital-based EMS Team in Burns, Oregon. The role requires a minimum of 2 shifts per month and involves serving a very remote area with ALS interventions as needed.

You will transport patients to the ED and support ED physicians, occasionally assisting with the most critical cases under physician direction. The department covers a large area with inter-facility transports to Bend, Boise, and other cities.

Qualifications

• Oregon State Licensure or eligible (Nationally Registered) and hold an Associate Degree, or 3 years' busy 911 experience.
• ACLS Provider Certification is required.
• CPR Provider Certification is required.
• EVOC program completed.
• Able to obtain PALS Provider Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Able to obtain ICS-100 and ICS-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.

Responsibilities

• Provide ALS interventions as needed in a remote environment.
• Make independent decisions based on scope and protocols.
• Transport patients to the ED and coordinate with ED physicians and staff.
• Assist with the most critical ED patients under physician direction.
• Support inter-facility transports to Bend, Boise, or other larger cities.

Education

Oregon State Licensure (or eligible: Nationally Registered and hold an Associate Degree, or 3 years' experience in a busy 911 system)

ACLS Provider Certification

CPR Provider Certification

EVOC

PALS

ICS 100/700

PHTLS

NRP

Job description

Harney District Hospital is seeking a Casual Paramedic to join our hospital-based EMS Team. Casual Paramedics will work a minimum of 2 shifts per month.

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. Department also provides inter-facility transports to Bend, Boise, or other larger cities.

If this sounds like the type of paramedic job you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you.

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.