Paramedic-Transport

Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Professional development

FSAs

Paid time off

Adoption assistance

Shift differential

Job summary

Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare is seeking a Paramedic - Transport to provide comprehensive EMS in pre-hospital and transport settings. You will operate under on-line and off-line medical control, delivering high-level care across all patient encounters and coordinating with receiving facilities.

Responsibilities include rapid assessment, treatment planning, and meticulous documentation of patient conditions.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Paramedic certification required.
• No prior experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency and non-emergency patient care needs; communicates with the emergency department upon arrival.
• Provides quality patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual patient care.
• Documents initial and updated assessments on all patients.

Skills

Emergency medical services

Patient care

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

• Full-time
• 12 hr shifts
• Shift Differential
• Benefits Eligible
• Department Orientation Required***
• First week of work Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
• ***$5,000 Sign on Bonus***

Additional Information About The Role

• Full-time
• 12 hr shifts
• Rotating Weekends
• Shift Differential
• Benefits Eligible
• Department Orientation Required***
• First week of work Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
• ***$5,000 Sign on Bonus***

Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as "high performing" in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Emergency Medical Services Department is charged with the delivery, management and transport of patients involved in traumatic and medical emergencies.

Role Purpose

The Paramedic - Transport is responsible for all aspects of emergency medical services and non-emergency care in the pre-hospital, transport environment. This position works under on-line and off-line medical control, providing all levels of care.

Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency and non-emergency patient care needs; communicates with the emergency department upon arrival.
• Provides quality patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individual patient care.
• Documents initial and updated assessments on all patients.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Class D (IL) or Class E (MO)
• Paramedic

Preferred Requirements

• 2-5 years

Benefits And Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer