Paramedic ED

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) plan with match

Education support

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare West seeks a Paramedic ED to join our emergency services team. Under the direction of the ER Director, Manager, Charge Nurse, or RN, you assist with patient care and equipment readiness while upholding a safe, compassionate care environment.

Qualifications include ACLS, BLS, and PALS within 30 days of start; Paramedic credential and a high school diploma or GED are required. No travel or prior experience required. Comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• ACLS, BLS and PALS certifications required within 30 days of start.
• Paramedic credential and high school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Transports patients using proper transfer techniques and monitoring equipment.
• Accepts changes in responsibility in a positive and effective manner.
• Demonstrates customer service principles when providing care and services.
• Rounds at least hourly on patients during the shift.
• Supports and promotes manager and directors decisions and initiatives.
• Completes other activities as assigned.

Skills

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Cardiac Life Support

PALS Pediatric Life Support

Paramedic

Education

High School Graduate / GED

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Paramedic ED? At HCA Houston Healthcare West, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

Under the direction of the Emergency Room Director, Manager, Charge Nurse, or Registered Nurse, assists with the care of the patient, cleaning of equipment and work areas.

Essential Functions Of The Positions

• Transports patients using proper transfer techniques and monitoring equipment
• Accepts changes in responsibility in a positive and effective manner
• Embraces constructive criticism and profits by translating it into positive action
• Demonstrates customer service principles when providing care and services
• Serves as a role model to others demonstrating desirable work habits by creating an atmosphere of pride in workmanship
• Supports hospital objectives, decisions, and policies
• Supports the mission, vision and values of West Houston Medical Center.
• Provides direct support to team members during all codes and critical patients.
• Rounds at least hourly on patients during the shift
• Supports and promotes manager and directors decisions and initiatives
• Does not rationalize or shy away from speaking out about poor quality decisions or practices. Holds high standards of excellence.
• Completes other activities as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Paramedic
• High School Graduate / GED
• No Travel Required
• No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Paramedic ED opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.