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Virginia Commonwealth University Health lists this Paramedic - Pediatric Emergency Department - Rotating - PRN opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Under the supervision of a licensed physician medical director and a manager, the ED Technician II performs and assists with a variety of direct and indirect patient care activities. These include assistance with activities of daily living, comfort care and nutritional support, and performance of selected diagnostic and therapeutic tasks and procedures as directed. Indirect patient care activities include maintaining a clean safe environment, ensuring adequate inventory of supplies and equipment, and data collection as pertinent to the patient population.
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Current EMT-P/Paramedic certification/licensure in Virginia AHA ACLS Certification Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: Current EMT-P/Paramedic certification/licensure in Virginia AHA ACLS Certification AHA PALS Certification or equivalent within 90 days of hiring NAEMT PHTLS, ACS ATLS or equivalent preferred
Experience REQUIRED: Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate care within the scope of practice of an AEMT, EMT-Intermediate, Paramedic – or MMAC Qualified Combat Medic/68W, Corpsman or Medical Technician/4NOX.
Experience PREFERRED 1 year of active pre-hospital service Previous hazardous materials experience
Education/training REQUIRED: Successful completion of an accredited EMT-P/Paramedic course.
Education/training PREFERRED: N/A
Independent action(s) required: May function independently under protocols approved by VCUHS Medical Director and hospital and departmental policy/procedure. Functions under direction of a licensed independent practitioner in providing patient care, emotional support, and problem solving; all in accordance with hospital and unit policy/procedure. Functions under departmental Standards of Practice (SOP) in the communications room and in the role of patient transport in collaboration with RN and Physician colleagues.
Job duties may include the handling, transportation, access to and/or contact with medications and related supplies.
Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A Additional position requirements: Works all three shifts, weekends and holidays. Individual shift rotation and schedules will be established with your manager. Schedules, including requirements of shift rotations and hours of work may be adjusted as necessary to meet unit requirements and/or as needed.
Age Specific groups served: N/A Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical: Lifting 50 100 lbs. Other: exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances Activities: Prolonged standing, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion Mental/Sensory: Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change
Compensation Range $21.46 - $33.26 Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications.
Rotating EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran
Who We Are Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life‑saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health.
We have it all:
One college and four health sciences schools
An academic medical center
A Level I trauma center
One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field
Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level.
From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery.
We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.
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