Paramedic - Critical Care Transport

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 32,015 - 46,025; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is hiring for a Full-time Night Shift role in Critical Care Transport. The position involves working closely with medical professionals to manage patients during transport. Responsibilities include intubation, medication administration, and operating specialized devices. Candidates must have required certifications like ACLS and EMT-P, along with relevant experience.

Location options include UNC REX in Raleigh or UNC Holly Springs Hospital. Offering diverse scheduling, this role also emphasizes continuous learning and collaboration for optimal patient care.

Qualifications

• ACLS, BCLS, EMT-P, NCDL, and PALS certification required.
• Six months to one year of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Intubate and operate ventilators.
• Administer narcotics, sedatives, IV medications, and infusions.
• Transport patients receiving blood or blood products.
• Lead and evaluate care planning.
• Collaborate with patients and families.

Skills

ACLS

BCLS

EMT‑P

NCDL

PALS

Language Skills

Mathematical Skills

Reasoning Ability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Overview

Hours: Full-time (36 hours per week), Night Shift. Location: UNC REX (Raleigh) or UNC Holly Springs Hospital.

Critical Care Transport

REX Critical Care Transport services work closely with neurologists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians, hospitalists, and cardiologists to provide a continuum of care between tertiary facilities and UNC REX Hospital. Services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Primary Responsibilities

• Intubate and operate ventilators.
• Administer narcotics, sedatives, IV medications and infusions.
• Transport patients receiving blood or blood products.
• Operate specialty devices and invasive monitoring devices such as intracranial pressure monitors, cardiac pacing and chest tubes.

Additional Responsibilities

• EDUCATION – Participate in identifying and meeting learning needs, attend education programs, use patient education materials, assess developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• EVALUATION OF CARE – Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance in revision of plan of care, participate in interdisciplinary team discussions, communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• IMPLEMENTATION – Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems, utilize organization policies, prioritize care, consult resources timely for complex care issues.
• LEADERSHIP – Develop goals for professional growth or minimize limitations, achieve goals within time frame, stay knowledgeable about collaboration activities, promote cost‑effective care, give feedback to co‑workers, ensure a safe, clean, secure care environment.
• PATIENT ASSESSMENT – Recognize data from complex situations, determine priorities for care, synthesize assessment data into meaningful whole, anticipate care of individual patients.
• PLANNING – Collaborate with patient/family, make use of multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues in planning care, prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.

Licensure and Certification Requirements

• ACLS, BCLS, EMT‑P, NCDL, PALS required.
• CCEMTP, NREMT‑P preferred.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Language Skills: read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; present information and respond to questions from a group of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Mathematical Skills: calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume; apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Reasoning Ability: define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions; solve practical problems and manage a variety of concrete variables; interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex Critical Care Transport
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Salary Range: $23.24 - $33.41 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: No

EEO Statement

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.

Accommodations

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