Paramedic- New Bloomfield Station/Perry County

Join our team of Life Changers!

UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, Paramedic to support the New Bloomfield and Perry County station.

Evening, weekend and holiday availability is required to support the hours of operation.

Variety of schedules available, manager will discuss options during interview.

Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

This position qualifies for a $5000.00 sign-on bonus with 2-year work commitment!

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Maintains clean patient environment as well as crew quarters
• Maintains fitness for duty by adhering to all employee health requirements. 
• 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.
• Ensures patient and family confidentiality and dignity at all times.
• Adheres to rules for scheduling, including schedule requests, minimum time, and availability.
• Selects and uses personal protective equipment appropriate to the level of the anticipated hazard.
• Equipment checks Transport log Medication log
• Collects and promptly processes demographic, medical necessity, and other necessary billing information.