Paramedic - Critical Care

Priority Ondemand; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Ondemand is seeking a Critical Care Paramedic in Fredericksburg, VA to provide care and treatment of chronically or acutely ill or injured patients; you will work with a team of Critical Care Nurses in a ground transport setting.

Responsibilities include coordinating care with the healthcare team, driving the ambulance as needed, administering meds and IV fluids, operating monitors and equipment, and ensuring accurate documentation while complying with regulations.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based professional patient care.
• Coordinate care with healthcare team.
• Adhere to care protocols and regulations.
• Care during inter-hospital transports.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based patient care and coordinate care delivery with the healthcare team.
• Drive the ambulance to relieve the primary driver during trips with no patient onboard or to meet staffing needs.
• Administer pharmacologic agents and IV fluids during inter hospital transports.
• Operate equipment including cardiac monitors, ventilators, hi-flow, and IV pumps.
• Maintain unit readiness and ensure cleanliness and appropriate par levels for supplies.
• Assess and address physical, emotional, bio-physical, and spiritual needs.
• Provide patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with online medical control physicians for complex patients in transport.
• Communicate clinical information clearly in verbal and written format.
• Document information in patients' medical records accurately.
• Maintain compliant documentation and regulatory standards.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Emergency response

Clinical documentation

Communication

Tools

Cardiac monitors

Ventilators

IV pumps

Hi-flow systems

Ambulance operation

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Fredericksburg, VA 22406

Position Type: Lifecare Medical Transports

Job Category: Paramedic / CC Paramedic

$15,000 sign on bonus for Day shift position with 2-year Full-Time employment commitment

$25,000 sign on bonus for Night shift position with 2-year Full-Time employment commitment

Starting Salary - $40.00/hr.

Critical Care Paramedic will provide care and treatment of chronically or acutely ill and/or injured patients. Will work together with a team to adhere to the standards of care established by the protocols for the Critical Care Division, the Critical Care Paramedic will work hand in hand with our Critical Care Nurses to provide superior patient care in the ground transport environment.

Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the patient and family, provides evidence-based professional patient care and coordinates care delivery with other members of the healthcare team
• May be required to drive the ambulance to relieve the primary driver during trips with no patient onboard or to accommodate dynamic staffing needs
• Administers and maintains pharmacologic agents and intravenous fluids during inter hospital transports
• Operate and maintain proficiency with all equipment to in include cardiac monitors, ventilators, hi-flow, and IV pumps
• Assists the EMT/Driver in maintaining unit readiness and ensures cleanliness and appropriate par levels for supplies used in the ambulance
• Based on assessment of physical, emotional, bio-physical, and spiritual needs, provides direct patient care and evaluates outcomes
• Incorporates the principles of patient-centered care
• Collaborates with online medical control physicians to manage the patient care of complex patients in transport
• Communicates patients clinical information clearly and accurately in verbal and written format
• Clearly and accurately documents pertinent information in the patients medical record
• Consistently demonstrates effective documentation practices and develops strategies to ensure complete documentation of patient care
• Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations