Paramedic - Retention Bonus, $10,000.00

Harris Health; Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harris Health seeks an EMS Transport Paramedic (EMT-P) to join our patient transport team in Houston. You will coordinate rapid response, assess and stabilize patients, and facilitate safe transfers between facilities under EMS medical director guidelines.

Responsibilities include leading transport operations, team huddles and debriefings, and contributing to quality improvement within Harris Health’s EMS program, ensuring patient-centered care during on-ground transfers.

Qualifications

• Emergency Med Tech and Paramedic requirements
• Texas Driver's License required
• BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications required by American Heart Association

Responsabilités

• Coordinate patient transport including detection, activation, assessment, stabilization and disposition.
• Assess, monitor and intervene to stabilize Harris Health System patients during transport.
• Lead team huddles, debriefings and contribute to quality and performance improvement initiatives.

Connaissances

EMS knowledge

Public safety communication

Stabilization skills

Team coordination

Formation

Paramedic Certification

Texas Driver's License

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

Description du poste

About Us

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