Paramedic - Emergency Department, PRN

Cleveland Clinic; Slaton (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton is seeking a Paramedic for the Emergency Department on a PRN basis. You will provide emergency treatment, monitor patients, and support RN and physician teams during shifts that may vary around the clock.

Required certifications include EMTP in Ohio, BLS, ACLS, and PALS with clinical EMS experience. You will work under supervision, handling vital signs, EKGs, airway management, and transport tasks in a high-volume ED.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.
• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification upon hire or within one year.
• Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic training program.

Responsibilities

• Provide duties that assist in patient care in the Emergency Department under direct RN supervision.
• Obtain and record vital signs.
• Perform EKGs, CPR, phlebotomy and suctioning.
• Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy and saline locks.
• Notify RN or physician of rhythm changes.
• Apply orthopedic appliances and simple splints.
• Size crutches and teach crutch walking.
• Assist with equipment setup and sterile procedures.
• Assist with restraint and seclusion and apply devices.
• Transport patients and specimens.
• Assist with sterile procedures and maintain supplies.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Perform fluid and drug administration.

Skills

Paramedic experience ITLS

One year EMT-P experience

Education

EMS-Paramedic training program completion

EMTP license in Ohio

BLS certification (AHA or Red Cross)

ACLS certification (AHA or Red Cross)

PALS certification (AHA or Red Cross) upon hire or within one year

Clinical EMS Paramedic training program experience

Job description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Paramedic - Emergency Department, PRN

Location

Canton

Facility

Mercy Hospital

Department

Emergency Service-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code

G16005

Shift

Variable

Schedule

12:00am-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies. The Paramedic’s role is to assess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditions. Paramedics are the most highly trained emergency medical responders.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work varying shifts throughout the day/night.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide duties thatassistin providing patient care in the Emergency Department under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

• Obtain and record vital signs.

• Perform EKGs, CPR, phlebotomy and oral, nasal and ET suctioning.

• Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygentherapyand saline locks.

• Notify the RN and/or physician of rhythm changes.

• Applyorthopaedicappliances and simple splints.

• Size crutches and teach crutch walking.

• Assistwith equipment setup, chest tubes, gastric lavage, LP, etc.

• Assistwith restraint and seclusion of patients and apply restraint devices.

• Transport patients and specimens.

• Assistwith sterile procedures and cleaning andmaintainingsupplies and equipment.

• Maintain confidentiality and respect patient privacy.

• Perform fluid/drug administration.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program

• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)OR the American Red Cross

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)OR the American Red Crossupon hire or within one year of start date in the Emergency Department

• Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic training program

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)

• One year of experience as an EMT-P

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.