What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paramedic-Casual Adams County position at UPMC?
Join our team of Life Changers!
UPMC is hiring a Casual-Paramedic to support the Adams County.
This position offers flexible scheduling. Must be able to work 36 hours every quarter.
A pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Responsibilities:
- Reflects a positive attitude to the customer in a high stress environment at all times, with a clear understanding of who the customer is.
- Participates in scheduled and unscheduled outreach activities, representing the UPMC system.
Provide advanced life support to critically ill or injured patients in adherence with established protocols and standards of care; assessing online medical command or other resources when appropriate.
- Adheres to the current uniform policy.
- Demonstrates competency related to pharmacological interventions.
Performs daily equipment check (vehicle, medications)
- Ensures safe operation of patient laden stretcher employing appropriate stretcher discipline at all times.
- Maintains safe loading, unloading, adjustment of head of stretcher, and stretcher movement.
- Reports for work well rested and fit for duty.
- Adhering to the drug and alcohol policy at all times, including prescription and/or over the counter medicine use.
- Completes all official documentation in a timely manner such as payroll, expense reports, orientation forms, etc.
- Demonstrates the ability to establish a rapport with customers; including the ability to create and sustain a positive relationship; regardless of circumstances, environment, or patient presentation.
- Responds promptly and efficiently to all requests for service.
- Reports injuries and completes the appropriate documentation, no matter how minor, to a supervisor in a timely manner.
Demonstrates skills, competencies, and judgment necessary to provide patient care in any environment; using educational resources that are required or made available.
- Utilizes appropriate safety channels to report safety concerns and uses tools available to enhance a safe work environment.
- Participates constructively in the peer-review driven quality improvement program.
Performs all assigned duties, including daily, weekly, monthly, or other duties assigned by the base site manager, including (but not limited to):
Documents appropriate assessment, interventions, and other pertinent patient information in a timely manner.
Salary : $22 - $33