Paramedic

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Summary:

Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care and evaluation of patients on scene.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies, and may intervene and stabilize, the ill or injured patient during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).

• Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment, as appropriate.

• Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patient's illness and therapeutic interventions.

• Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts. May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.

• May perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.

• May assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse. may perform select clinical duties.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

~~~ I-Choice

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

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