Paramedic - Dartmouth Health Advanced Response Team, Rotating

careers-dartmouth-hitchcock; Lebanon (NH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center seeks a Nationally Registered Paramedic for a full-time float position between Lebanon and Manchester, NH. You will work with the flight crew to assess and manage critically ill or injured patients during air or ground transport.

Requirements include 3 years of full-time paramedic experience, current BLS/ACLS/PALS, and NH/VT licensure eligibility. You will precept new staff and ensure equipment readiness across locations.

Qualifications

• 3 years of full time paramedic experience required.
• Nationally registered paramedic (NREMT) and NH/VT licensure eligibility.
• Current certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS; maintain current certifications.
• Meet crew weight standard (100 kg or less) and pass pre-employment physicals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with flight nurse and medical crew in transport of critically ill or injured patients.
• Complete and document clinical rotations; receive reports from referring hospitals/agencies.
• Assess, manage, and treat patients during air or ground transport; adjust care based on clinical presentation.
• Perform and document medical procedures as required.
• Ensure operational readiness of transport vehicles and medical equipment; prep as a clinical resource.

Skills

Paramedic experience

Excellent communication

Public speaking

Education

Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMT)

NH/VT licensure eligibility

CCP-C certification within 2 years

Job description

Overview

Works in collaboration with the flight nurse and other medical crew members in the transport and care of critically ill or injured patients. Assesses, manages and treats patients during air or ground transport.

“Please be advised this is a Full-Time Float position; split 50/50 or as needed between both hangars/locations (Lebanon and Manchester.”

Responsibilities

Completes and documents clinical rotations.

Receives reports from referring hospitals/agencies, and gathers all relevant data.

Manages patients with individualized care by evaluating effectiveness/outcome of care, recognizing significant changes in patient condition, and modifying care based on clinical presentation.

Performs and documents procedures.

Participates in shift safety briefings by communicating personal accountabilities by indicating changes in road or air space conditions to crew members.

Ensures operational readiness of assigned transport vehicle(s) and medical equipment.

Serves as a clinical resource. Precepts and guides new transport team members.

Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• 3 years of full time paramedic experience required.
• Excellent communication skills desired with the ability to work collaboratively as member of multi-disciplinary team.
• Must be capable of meeting DHART mandatory physical requirements as verified by the DHMC Occupational Medicine Service during a pre-employment screening physical examination, and then yearly as required.
• Must meet crew weight standard (100kg or less, transport ready, in uniform).
• Nationally Registered Paramedic.
• Previous critical care transport experience and public speaking experience desired.

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Paramedic currently eligible for unrestricted licensure in the State of NH and VT.
• Critical Care Paramedic VT (CCP-C) within two years of hire date.
• Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMT)
• Current certification in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and maintain current certifications.
• Online Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) or Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) or Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification required within one year of employment.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) required within one year of employment and maintain current certification.
• Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) required within 18 months of employment and maintain current certification.