Paramedic - Retention Bonus, $1,000.00

Harris Health System, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Health System in Houston seeks an EMS Transport Paramedic (EMT-P) to join the patient transport team. You will coordinate safe transfers between facilities, assess and stabilize patients, and work under EMS medical director guidelines to ensure high-quality, patient-centered transport services.

The role supports Harris Health's mission to deliver compassionate, value-based care across a network of hospitals and clinics, contributing to ongoing quality and performance improvement through

Qualifications

• Licensed EMT-Paramedic; currently registered with Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Texas Driver's License.
• Healthcare BLS; American Heart Association.
• ACLS; American Heart Association.
• PALS; American Heart Association.
• One (1) Year Work Experience as a Certified or Licensed Paramedic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate immediate transport responses and ensure safe on-ground transfers between facilities.
• Assess, monitor, intervene, stabilize, and disposition patients during transport under EMS medical director guidelines.
• Facilitate team huddles and debriefings; contribute to quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Provide patient-centered, culturally-competent care aligned with EMS accreditation standards and organizational policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Medical terminology

Verbal communication

Public speaking

Job description

Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health's robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

At Harris Health, we prioritize the well-being of our most valuable asset--our people--ensuring a culture of compassion, collaboration and excellence in serving Harris County's most in need. With integrity and accountability at our core, we commit to 'leading with love', embodying our dedication to quality care, education, and a steadfast respect for every individual's contribution to our mission.

Job Summary

EMS Transport Paramedic (EMT-P) serves as a patient care transport team member and coordinates the execution of an immediate transport response encompassing detection, activation, assessment, stabilization, disposition and evaluation of all patients who ultimately require a safe on-ground transfer from one health care facility to another. During transport, the EMT-P functions to assess, monitor, intervene, and stabilize Harris Health System patients during transport under the direction of the Harris Health System Emergency Medical System (EMS) medical director's guidelines. The EMT-P facilitates team huddles, debriefings and evaluation of the transports as well as contributes to quality and performance improvement initiatives in conjunction with ongoing education and training to staff. The EMT-P serves as a clinical expert and consultant to support the healthcare system in providing patient-centered, culturally-competent, outcome-focused patient transports while aligning practice with state and national EMS accreditation standards, and organizational policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licenses & Certifications:
  • Emergency Med Tech; Paramedic Graduate of accredited school offering EMS training. Currently registered with Texas Department of State Health Services.
  • Texas Driver's License
  • Healthcare BLS; American Heart Association
  • ACLS; American Heart Association
  • PALS; American Heart Association
• Work Experience: One (1) Year Work Experience as a Certified or Licensed Paramedic preferred

Communication Skills

• Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact)
• Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking)
• Writing /Composing (Correspondence/Reports)

Job Attributes

• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Medical Terms
• Work Schedule: Flexible
• Equipment Operated: Ambulance, Cardiac Monitor, Transport Ventilator and/or any equipment pertinent to the care of a patient in the ambulance or EMS Triage Area