What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paramedic position at the Chickasaw Nation?
We are currently looking for a Full Time Paramedic to join our Emergency Medical Services Team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
The Paramedic is responsible for the delivery of high-quality pre-hospital and interfacility patient care during medical transports. This position functions within an interfacility transfer service and provides assessment, treatment, monitoring, and safe transport of patients requiring ALS-level care between healthcare facilities. The Paramedic practices in accordance with Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) EMS regulations, established clinical protocols, medical direction, and all applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including CMS Conditions of Participation, ensuring patient safety and continuity of care during transport.
Responsibilities:
- Performs comprehensive patient assessments, including primary and secondary surveys, vital signs, and ongoing reassessment throughout transport
- Provides advanced life support care consistent with scope of practice, including airway management, cardiac monitoring, IV/IO access, medication administration, ventilator management, and advanced cardiac life support interventions
- Performs supportive tasks related to patient care
- Safely transports patients between healthcare facilities while ensuring patient comfort, dignity, safety, and continuity of care
- Communicates effectively with sending and receiving facility staff, dispatch, medical control, and other members of the healthcare team
- Operates, inspects, and maintains ALS equipment, including cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, ventilators, and medication delivery systems
- Accurately completes electronic patient care reports (ePCRs) and related documentation in compliance with CMS medical necessity, billing, and record retention standards
- Ensures compliance with all clinical protocols, infection control procedures, safety policies, and regulatory requirements
- Maintains ambulance readiness, including equipment checks, restocking of supplies, and reporting of mechanical or equipment deficiencies
- Assists in maintaining a maintenance file for repairs on all department vehicles
- Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, continuing education, refresher training, skills verification, and required training programs by employer, medical direction and licensing agencies
- Functions as the ALS team leader during transport and provide clinical direction to EMT partners as appropriate
- Safely loads, secures, transports, and unloads patients using approved equipment and techniques
- Communicates clearly with patients, families, facility staff, dispatch, and partners
- Maintains ambulance cleanliness, ALS equipment readiness, and supply inventory
- Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information
- Provides pre-hospital emergency care as needed per OSDH Mutual Aide
- Assists in coordination of training and in-services to tribal members and the public as needed
- Adheres to accepted policy and standards of the facility and other regulatory agencies
- Coordinates all transports with EMS manager
- Assists EMS manager in the planning, development, operations and the administration of the ambulance service
- Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments, and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency
- Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
- Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types
- Maintains a clean, organized work area and ensures a safe environment
- Maintains and promotes professionalism
- Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
- Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards
- Maintains knowledge of and follows all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Competencies:
Essential:
Essential:
- Ability to make sound judgements
- Ability to safely operate emergency vehicles in accordance with state law and organizational policy
- Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
- Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
- Good driving record and be insurable by the Chickasaw Nation
- Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
- Prioritizes, meets deadlines and works independently in a high-pressure environment and uses appropriate judgement in upward communication regarding assignments
- Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Possess basic knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation related to patient rights, documentation, and safety
- Knowledge of advanced life support principles, interfacility transport standards, and Oklahoma EMS protocols
- Develops and maintains effective knowledge of specialized equipment relevant to assigned responsibilities
- Knowledge of relevant privacy regulations such as The Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Knowledge of human anatomy
- Knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology
- Knowledge of basic pharmacology for various medications and their therapeutic and adverse reactions
- Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management
- Writes effective communications with team, departments, guests and management
Skills:
Essential:
Essential:
- Basic Computer skills
- Proficient operation of ALS medical equipment and transport technology
Experience:
Essential:
Essential:
- 1 year directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
Essential:
- High School, GED or Equivalent
Credentials:
Essential:
Essential:
Essential:
- Standard Driver's License
- Pass general background check
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
- National Incident Management Training
Essential:
- Obtain within six (6) months of hire, if not current
- Obtain BLS within one (1) month of hire
- Continued employment dependent upon maintaining a current motor vehicle license and an Oklahoma state-approved EMT certification at the appropriate level of licensure
Working Conditions:
Essential:
Essential:
- Works in a hospital or clinic environment
- Ambulatory environment
- Standing up to 100% of shift
- Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
- Walking up to 50% of shift
- Frequently lift and or carry up to 100 lbs
- Frequently assist with lifting patients
- May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
- Potential exposure to contagious diseases
- May work in loud or noisy areas
- May be on-call
- 24/7 basis to include days, nights, weekends and holidays
- Manual dexterity
- Visual acuity for detail, distance, color, depth perception
- Potential exposure to biohazards
- Pass pre-employment drug test
Training
- It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.
Mission, Vision & Core Values
Mission:
Mission:
- To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.
- To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.
- The Chickasaw People
- Cultural Identity
- Servant Leadership
- Selflessness
- Can Do Attitude
- Perseverance
- Stewardship
- Trust and Respect
- Loyalty
- Honesty and Integrity
- Teamwork