Paramedic I

CommonSpirit Health; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 62,609,000 - 88,456,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Paramedic to provide advanced emergency medical care and transport for critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings. You will rapidly assess scenes, evaluate conditions, and administer life-saving interventions while safely operating emergency vehicles and documenting care.

The role demands expert clinical skills, composure under pressure, and compassionate communication to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• TX Driver's License required.
• EMT-Paramedic TX certification required.
• BLS CPR within 14 days required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure personal, crew, patient and bystander safety at scene.
• Perform patient assessment and provide care according to protocol; decide on transport.
• Provide ALS transports.
• Establish Peripheral IV access.
• Perform gastric tube placement.
• Utilize EZ IO as needed.

Skills

Critical thinking under stress

Compassionate communication

Patient assessment

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

TX Driver's License

EMT-Paramedic TX

BLS CPR certification (within 14 days)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Paramedic, you will provide advanced emergency medical care and transport to critically ill or injured patients in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings.

Every day you will rapidly assess scenes, evaluate conditions, and administer life-saving interventions, while safely operating emergency vehicles and documenting care.

To be successful, you will demonstrate expert clinical skills, exceptional critical thinking under stress, and compassionate communication, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

• Personal, crew, patient and bystander's safety: scene size up, emergency scenes are dynamic events; the paramedic should always look out first for their safety and then the safety of others.
• Patient Assessment and delivery of care: provides patient care functions according to protocol, procedure and written directives to level of certification. Performs a patient assessment throughout a call on every patient encountered, providing appropriate treatment and transportation decisions within the PI scope of practice.
• a. ALS transports
• b. Peripheral IV access
• c. Gastric tube placement
• d. EZ IO

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate OR High School GED
• Driver's License: TX
• Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic: TX
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days

Where You'll Work

St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley. St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic Services.

Pay Range

$21.85 - $30.87 /hour