Paramedic - PRN

Lifepoint Health; Sylva (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Harris Regional Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Paramedic for a PRN role in Sylva, NC. Shifts vary (24 or 12 hours) with rotating weekends and on-call coverage. You will respond to emergencies, deliver advanced and basic life support, and ensure unit readiness and equipment management.

Minimum qualifications include a NC Paramedic license, CPR and ACLS/ALS/PALS certifications, and 2 years of full-time paramedic experience. Competitive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Associate's degree or higher preferred.
• Current North Carolina Paramedic certification; National Registry preferred.
• Two years' experience as a full-time Paramedic desired.
• CPR certification from recognized bodies (AHA/ARC/ASHI/HSI).
• ACLS/ALS certification from recognized bodies (AHA/ARC/ASHI/HSI).
• PALS/PEPP certification or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergencies and non-emergencies with rapid, calm action.
• Provide advanced and basic life support and ensure unit readiness per shift.
• Manage schedules and coverage when staff are unavailable.

Skills

Paramedic

CPR

ACLS/ALS

PALS/PEPP

BTLS/PHTLS/ITLS/TECC

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's degree or higher preferred

North Carolina Paramedic certification

National Registry preferred

Job description

Paramedic - Harris EMS

Job Type: PRN

Schedule: Varies (24 or 12-hour shifts), Rotating Weekends

Your experience matters

Harris Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Paramedic joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Working as a team, respond, treat, and react quickly and calmly to emergency and non-emergency situations to provide efficient and immediate, advanced and basic life support, care to the ill and injured. Ensure that during a shift that the assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to a single or multiple patient incidents. Ensure that during a shift that the assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to single or multiple patient incidents. Be responsible for schedules and coverage if other personnel are not available to cover a shift. Shift work requires a mixture of days, nights, and twenty-four-hour coverage to ensure adequate coverage for the service. Harris EMS area of operation including patient's houses, infrastructures, hospitals, and long-term care facilities

The duties described herein are minimum standards and may be modified to meet the changing needs of Harris Health System at any time.

How you’ll contribute

A Paramedic who excels in this role:

Performing job functions utilizing the principles of "Standard Work" is an integral part of this position. Standardization of work promotes quality through simplicity and consistency therefore it is Harris’s expectation that employees are committed to learning, and to following, Standard Work. Participation in improvement teams and following established channels for process improvement ideas is a requirement in all positions at Harris Health System.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for

The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary to adequately perform this job. However, an equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the necessary knowledge skills and abilities would be acceptable, subject to any legal and/or regulatory requirements.

• High School Diploma required. Associate's degree or higher is preferred.
• Current North Carolina Paramedic, National Registry Preferred.
• Two years' experience as a full time Paramedic desired
• AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI CPR
• AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI ACLS/ALS
• AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI PALS, or PEPP
• BTLS/PHTLS/ITLS/TECC or TCCC , acquire within 6 months, then maintain thereafter

More about Harris Regional Medical Center

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for whom you are not just what you can do.

Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women's care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.

Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking throughout the region.

Sylva is home to Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid‑size four‑year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. BothAsheville,NC,andGatlinburg,TN,arejust50milesaway and Atlanta,GAis150milesfromSylva.

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