Paramedic - Rotating

St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA; Darby (Delaware County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Referral Rewards Program

Job summary

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is seeking a Paramedic to join its EMS Services. The role involves responding to emergencies, providing ALS care, and delivering life-saving interventions on a rotating shift within a full‑time schedule.

You will assess patients, manage airways, administer meds, and coordinate with Medical Command to ensure high-quality care onsite. A PA EMT-paramedic license, CPR, ACLS, and PALS are required, with a preference for one year of field experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, valid driver’s license in good standing.
• Current PA EMT-paramedic certification.
• Current CPR (BCLS) training.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current PALS certification.
• Excellent physical and mental health, with the manual dexterity to render patient care.
• Graduate of a PA approved EMT Training Program.
• Graduate of a PA approved Paramedic Training Program.
• Basic firefighting (optional), EVOC and Haz-mat awareness.
• Ability to communicate effectively with families, the public, receiving facilities and Medical Command Staff.
• One year experience as a paramedic preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergency calls and render appropriate care.
• Obtain and monitor vital signs for detrimental trends.
• Administer CPR.
• Initiate airway care and oxygen therapy.
• Control external hemorrhage and apply bandaging.
• Stabilize and immobilize fractures.
• Attend to emergency childbirth situations.
• Perform emergency rescue when indicated.
• Comply with PA Motor Vehicle Code in responses.
• Initiate IV therapy and obtain blood samples.
• Provide pulmonary ventilation via endotracheal intubation.
• Prepare and administer medications via IV, IM, SL, SQ or ETT.
• Monitor cardiac activity and interpret readings.
• Perform defibrillation and cardioversion.
• Perform external pacing.
• Perform cricothyrotomy or needle decompression as directed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Physical health

Ability to work under pressure

One year experience preferred

Valid driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma

Graduate of PA approved EMT Training Program

Graduate of PA approved Paramedic Training Program

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Rotating Shift Description:

Job Title: Paramedic

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Rotating

Department – EMS Services

Location: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

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Provides emergency patient care on an Advanced Life Support (ALS) level to those in need to decrease the loss of life and ease pain and suffering to the people in their time of crisis. Responds to emergency calls and renders appropriate care to patients with 100% compliance and accuracy as directed, needed, or necessary.

As a Paramedic you will:

• Respond to emergency calls and render appropriate care to patients with 100% compliance and accuracy as directed, needed, or necessary.
• Obtain and monitor vital signs for detrimental trends.
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Initiate airway care and oxygen therapy via the most appropriate delivery device.
• Perform appropriate control of external hemorrhage and apply bandaging.
• Stabilize and immobilize a suspected fracture.
• Attend to an emergency childbirth situation.
• Perform an emergency rescue when indicated.
• Respond to a call promptly, without hesitation and in compliance with the PA Motor Vehicle Code.
• Initiate intravenous therapy in a peripheral vein and obtain a blood sample for analysis.
• Provide pulmonary ventilation by oral or nasal endotracheal intubation.
• Prepare and administer an approved medication via IV, IM, SL, SQ, or ETT.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac activity via a monitor.
• Perform emergency cardioversion/defibrillation.
• Perform external transthoracic pacing.
• Perform an emergency cricothyrotomy or needle decompression; perform another skill as directed by Medical Command.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma.
  Valid driver's license in good standing.
• Current PA EMT-paramedic certification.
• Current CPR (BCLS) training.
• Current ACLS certification
• Current PALS certification
• Excellent physical and mental health. Must possess the manual dexterity to perform job duties and render patient care.
• Graduate of a PA approved EMT Training Program
• Graduate of a PA approved Paramedic Training Program.
• Basic firefighting (optional), EVOC and Haz-mat awareness.
• Ability to effectively communicate with family, the public, receiving facilities and Medical Command Staff.
• One year experience as a paramedic preferred.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment.
• Work/Life balance with flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Our mission and core values are what drive each member of Trinity Health to support each other, communicate openly and respectfully while embracing a culture that nurtures a healing, safe environment for all.
• Referral Rewards Program

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is a 178-bed teaching hospitallocatedin Darby, Pa., which offers advanced acute care services in Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia.Consistently recognized for clinical excellence, Mercy Fitzgerald is proud of our many quality achievements such as: Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care, Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, Achievement Awards from the American Heart/Stroke Associations and Certified Primary Stroke Center.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.