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Job Title

Critical Care Trans Paramedic

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Critical Care Transport-Medical Operations

                      

Job Code

G99974

                     

Shift

Day/Night Rotation

                       

Schedule

6:30am-6:30pm/6:30pm-6:30am

                       

Job Summary

Provides immediate medical treatment to critically ill or injured patients throughout the interfaculty or scene transport process.

                         

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Navigates ambulance to respond to emergency calls.
• Maintains equipment on assigned mode of transportation.
• In collaboration with medical control officer, assesses nature and extent of illness or injury requirement critical care transport.
• In collaboration with medical control, administers appropriate emergency medical care as dictated by scope of practice for EMT-P in Ohio.
• Communicates with medical personnel at hospital, reports/records observations, and follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
• Travels in assigned modes of transport for up to extended periods of time to provide care for patients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.

Certifications:

• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in the current State
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months of hire.
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) and FP-C (flight paramedic-certified) required within 2 years of hire.
• Current valid State Driver's License (VDL).
• State licensure if required by state law.
• Passport required for entry to Canada and international transports.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as an EMT-P required in a critical care setting as a flight or surface transport paramedic or in-hospital experience.
• Experience in larger metropolitan area preferred.
• Experience in emergency room, etc., or other critical care transport preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to perform in limited quarters, ground and air transport modes and in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Frequent bending, twisting, climbing steps or ladders, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Medium Work - exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for light work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

                       

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