DHS
Transport Paramedic
Corpus Christi, TX
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
Patient CareCommunicationCritical Thinking
About the role
- Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.
- Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
- Please review the job information below.
Responsibilities
- Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
- Maintains professional composure, thinks clearly, quickly assesses and evaluates situations, organizes thoughts, and responds quickly in emergency and stressful situations and effectively coordinates transport duties.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships and communicates clearly with general public, referring facility personnel and Transport department personnel.
- The Transport Paramedic is skilled in advanced life support.
- The Transport Paramedic will be able to function as part of a team, assuming the lead role, to ensure safety of patients and staff.
Requirements
- National Certification (FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT) must be obtained within 1 year post orientation.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate Transport Supervisor and/or Transport Director as required.
- Assists in skills check list completion and signs off on required skills check-off.
Nice to have
- Has a minimum of three years' experience in 911/Critical Care or Emergency Medicine.
- Neonatal or Pediatric Emergency Room/ICU/PICU experience preferred.
- Flight Experience a plus.
Benefits
- The Transport Paramedic is able to give a detailed report to Medical Control to ensure appropriate plan of care is ordered and carried out.
- The Transport Paramedic is accountable to the Transport Medical Director, the Transport Director and the Transport Clinical Coordinator.
- The Transport Paramedic operates within the framework of the Driscoll Children's Hospital mission, vision and values.
- Possesses basic computer skills for work related tasks and education.
- Responsible for maintaining required number of continuing education hours.
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