Paramedic
SGMC Health
Date: 3 days ago
City: Valdosta, GA
Contract type: Full time
Description
Location: EMS Station One
Department: EMS - AMBULANCE SERVICE
Schedule: PRN, Varied Hours/Shift,
Position Summary
Responds to calls for service, providing assessment, treatment modalities, and transportation of patients in a variety of controlled and uncontrolled settings. Provides treatment interventions and advanced life support consistent with department guidelines and according to credentials issued by state authorities. Provides emergency care and rescue in a variety of situations where personal safety may be at risk. May be needed to assist with the continuum of care in transferring of patients from one setting to another. Attend required training and certification programs, maintaining certain certifications as required by the department or Medical Center.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Working conditions mostly uncontrolled. Must be able to work in the presence of by-standers and inclimate weather. Must be able to work in poorly lit areas and inadequate space with limited or no back-up resources. Probable exposure to personal safety risks, communicable disease, and high level stress. Physical abilities include lifting, bending, pushing and pulling without limitations. Must be able to lift and carry a 100-pound stretcher, with patient, using proper techniques to prevent injuries to self and patient. Must be able to carry equipment and travel on foot for several hundred yards. May be required to perform duties for extended periods of time in critical situations.
Location: EMS Station One
Department: EMS - AMBULANCE SERVICE
Schedule: PRN, Varied Hours/Shift,
Position Summary
Responds to calls for service, providing assessment, treatment modalities, and transportation of patients in a variety of controlled and uncontrolled settings. Provides treatment interventions and advanced life support consistent with department guidelines and according to credentials issued by state authorities. Provides emergency care and rescue in a variety of situations where personal safety may be at risk. May be needed to assist with the continuum of care in transferring of patients from one setting to another. Attend required training and certification programs, maintaining certain certifications as required by the department or Medical Center.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Currently licensed as a PARAMEDIC by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
- Must be currently certified and maintain certification in BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
- Must complete annual educational requirements as prescribed by Georgia laws / regulations, and department policies/procedures.
- Must be able to demonstrate ability to perform practical skills proficiently in BLS, advanced cardiac life support, and other advanced life support procedures on adult, pediatric and infant patients.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and a good driving history in accordance with the Medical Center’s insurance carrier’s standards.
- If not current, the following certifications are preferred:: Emergency Pediatric Course; STABLE Program; Advance Medical Life Support; Advanced Stroke Life Support; Advanced Burn Life Support (if available); Haz-Mat Awareness. NIMS ICS Programs 100, 200, 700, 800 are required within 3 months of employment. If not current in PALS, must complete the certification within 12 months from hire date.
Working conditions mostly uncontrolled. Must be able to work in the presence of by-standers and inclimate weather. Must be able to work in poorly lit areas and inadequate space with limited or no back-up resources. Probable exposure to personal safety risks, communicable disease, and high level stress. Physical abilities include lifting, bending, pushing and pulling without limitations. Must be able to lift and carry a 100-pound stretcher, with patient, using proper techniques to prevent injuries to self and patient. Must be able to carry equipment and travel on foot for several hundred yards. May be required to perform duties for extended periods of time in critical situations.
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