Paramedic (EMT-P)

Castle Rock Ambulance Service in Sweetwater County, WY is accepting applications for Paramedic positions.

Summary of Job:

Working knowledge of Paramedic skills, ability to maintain an effective working relationship with patients, public, peers and supervisory personnel. Ability to provide high quality, compassionate patient care for 911 calls or ground transports. Ability to communicate ideas, explanations, and recommendations clearly, both orally and in writing. Writing and spelling skills appropriate for completion of patient care reports and other required forms. Perform other duties and functions as assigned by Castle Rock Hospital District Leadership team.

Essential Job Functions:

Sustained physical effort, standing, sitting, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing. Must be able to perform the following essential functions of the job and have the ability to lift without assistance a minimum of 100 pounds.

• Lift and carry medical equipment as necessary to deliver emergency care to patients.
• Lift and carry ill and/or injured patients as well as pushing and pulling of stretcher.
• Climbing stairs or terrain in order to access patients, and to remove them from location found.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited Paramedic Program.
• Current Wyoming State EMT-P certification or NRP Certification with ability to obtain Wyoming Certification by start date or current EMT-P certification from a replica state if approved by medical director of CRHD Ambulance.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license (minimum equivalent to a Wyoming Class “C” driver’s license.)
• Driver’s motor vehicle record must meet requirements set forth in Employee Handbook and insurability of auto insurance provider.
• Current American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or ASHI Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Current American Heart Association or ASHI Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Current American Heart Association or ASHI Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or NAEMT EPC.
• Current or must obtain within 6 months NAEMT PHTLS or ITLS Certification.
• Current or must obtain within 1-year NAEMT AMLS or approved CRHD equivalent.
• Ability to pass a CRHD approved physical agility test.
• Ability to provide high quality, compassionate patient care for 911 calls or ground transports.
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision using time management skills.
• High understanding of potential liability concerns for patient care errors, and quality control process.
• Ability to interact with the public and co-workers under circumstances which require the application of specific knowledge, tact, diplomacy, and sound judgment.
• Competency with Microsoft products, WATRS, and other windows and web-based applications.
• Works well under pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a high-performance EMS environment.
• AHA BLS Instructor certification.