Paramedic II

CHI; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI 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.

Expect to demonstrate expert clinical skills, cool under pressure, and compassionate communication to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required at hire.
• At least two years of continuous experience with St. Joseph at hire.

Responsibilities

• Safety: protect personal, crew, patient and bystander safety during dynamic scenes.
• Assess patient condition and deliver care per protocol; determine transport decisions.
• Perform advanced procedures including synchronized cardioversion, RSI and medication administration.
• Handle MICU transports and documentation of care.

Education

High School Diploma

GED

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 P2 scope of practice.
• a. Synchronized cardioversion
• b. Medication administration of: Ancef, Dopamine, Etomidate, Fentanyl, Heparin, Labetalol, Metoprolol, Levophed, Phenergan, Rocuronium, Versed.
• c. MICU transports
• d. Rapid Sequence Induction (RSI)

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate, upon hire or
• High School GED, upon hire and
• At least two years continuous experience with St. Joseph, upon hire