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Baptist Health is Hiring a Paramedic PRN - Oldham County EMS Near La Grange, KY
Paramedic - Oldham County EMS
Status: PRN
Sign on Bonus Eligible
Job Summary
Provides advanced life support care to patients who are ill and/or injured. Administers direct care to the patient of all age groups under the direction of an emergency medical physician, emergency physician's assistant, emergency advanced registered nurse practitioner or utilizes approved EMS medical protocols if transporting a patient. Ensures adherence to hospital and department policies as well as paramedic scope of practice.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He/she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.
A. Ensures through competency and education the successful performance of the following duties along with other skills within the scope of practice for a paramedic:
- Patient Assessment
- Intravenous therapy
- Cardiac management
- Cardiac monitor and defibrillator usage
- Neurovascular status
- Other medical equipment as mandated by protocol and medical director
- Trauma management
- Medical emergency management
- Patient care reports as well as other necessary run reporting requirements
- Scene safety
- Additional resource request
- Participates as directed within educational limits and if applicable in special operations scenes and continuing education.
- Maintains current Kentucky Motor Vehicle License
- Completes and maintains certification in the Kentucky Board of EMS approved EVOC/Defensive driving course.
- Maintains knowledge and familiarity with each vehicle in fleet in order to operate smoothly and safely.
- Assures ambulance is clean, stocked and response ready at the beginning and end of every shift, as well as prior to each and every request for service.
- Demonstrates cardiac monitoring equipment along with advanced airway and IV supplies are in a clean and operational status
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Licensure by the Kentucky Board of EMS
- Valid Kentucky Motor Vehicle Operator's License
- Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) through the American Heart Association (Must have upon hire/no grace period)
- Valid Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certifications (PALS) through the American Heart Association. (Must have upon hire/no grace period)
- Valid Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) through the American Heart Association (Must have upon hire/no grace period)
- Other certifications and specialty training as required by the Kentucky Board of EMS
- Good communication skills (verbal and written)
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Job Summary
Full Time
$63k-77k (estimate)
05/01/2024
05/14/2024
baptist-health.com
LITTLE ROCK, AR
3,000 - 7,500
1921
RUSS HARRINGTON
$1B - $3B
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About Baptist Health
Baptist Health of Arkansas: Dedicated to Wellness, Driven by Purpose On February 16, 1921, the Pulaski County Circuit Court ordered the incorporation of Baptist State Hospital, and the organization that would eventually grow into the Baptist Health system was born. Though the original hospital opened its doors in Little Rock with less than a hundred beds in a small building, the purpose was significant create a healthier community through Christian compassion and innovative services. While much has changed over the past century, our goal has remained the same and has served as the driving for ...
ce behind all weve accomplished. Today, Baptist Health is Arkansas most comprehensive healthcare organization with more than 200 points of access that include 11 hospitals, urgent care centers, a senior living community, and over 100 primary and specialty care clinics in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The system additionally offers a college with studies in nursing and allied health, a graduate residency program, and access to virtual care through a mobile app. Baptist Health, as the largest not-for-profit health care organization based in Arkansas, provides care to patients wherever they are through the support of approximately 11,000 employees, groundbreaking treatments, renowned physicians, and community outreach programs.
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