Paramedic - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare; Riverdale (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an award-winning healthcare team as a Paramedic at Southern Regional Medical Center. This role involves providing critical care in the Emergency Department, responding to patient conditions, and performing life-saving techniques as part of a dedicated medical team. You will be part of a community dedicated to quality and compassionate care, ensuring the health and safety of patients in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Current and valid paramedic license issued by the Georgia Composite State Board.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certification upon hire and maintained current.
• ACLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintained current.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for patient care in the Emergency Department.
• Communicates with physicians about patient conditions.
• Performs advanced life support procedures as part of a medical team.

Skills

Emergency Medicine Care

Advanced Life Support Procedures

Communication

Patient Care

Education

Paramedic License by Georgia Composite State Board

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Southern Regional Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Southern Regional Medical Center is a non-profit, 331-bed full-service hospital serving residents of Clayton County and the southern crescent metro Atlanta communities. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of services including Senior Care and Senior Behavioral Health Services; Emergency Services; Heart and Vascular; Advanced Imaging; Laboratory; Neuroscience Services; Rehabilitation; Sleep Diagnostic Center; Surgery/Robotic Surgery; Wound Care; and Women’s Health Services, including a Level III NICU. The hospital is certified as an accredited Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center. Learn more at southernregional.org.

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

Responsibilities

The paramedic is directly accountable for the care given to patients in the Emergency Department. He/She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition, including results of diagnostic studies and symptoms. The paramedic must respond quickly and accurately to changes in the patient’s condition and response to treatment. Knowledge of EMTALA regulations and reporting of child/adult abuse to the appropriate agencies is required.

An ERT-II is trained in emergency medicine care according to standards prescribed by the Georgia Composite State Board. The paramedic performs a wide range of life-saving techniques in various conditions and is a specialist in pre-hospital emergency department care. An ERT-II works as part of an emergency medical team performing advanced life support procedures and other tasks as directed by a licensed physician and registered nurse. They perform paraprofessional tasks in basic and advanced life support.

Employees at this level are assigned to all areas of the Emergency Department.

Qualifications

• Current and valid paramedic license issued by the Georgia Composite State Board.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certification upon hire and maintained current.
• ACLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintained current.
• PALS and/or ENPC recommended.