Paramedic Children's Hospital

Organization

Pediatric Emergency Cohort 60

Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within the Tennessee paramedic scope of practice within the defined Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice. Responsible for triage care in the field as well as the Emergency Department. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care in paramedic team, transport and handover.

2 PM-2AM

$10,000

Sign on Bonus Requirements:
The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

• Actively participates with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct patient care.
• Transports patients via various modes of transportation while providing quality ALS and Critical Care management to all ages.
• Responds to emergency requests within Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt sponsored or other contracted events.
• Utilizes the problem solving model to independent resolve patient problems and follow through with HCT to implement solutions.
• Identifies patient and unit problems and finds solutions to resolve problems and follows through to implement solutions.
• Effectively communicates patient handover to the health care team.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Ventilator Management (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate ventilator management in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.
• Critical Thinking (Novice):
  Displays clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, and sound evidence in the successful completion of tasks and projects. Demonstrates rational and disciplined thought as manifested in results.
• Airway Establishing (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate airway establishing in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments. Has retained equivalent knowledge from past experience.
• Medication Management (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate Medication Management in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducted a comprehensive and systematic assessment of a persons ability to comply with a prescribed medication regime. Conducted an in depth, systematic review of a persons current and past medication history including details of prescription dates, prescribed doses, side effects, interactions and outcomes. Demonstrates enough acumen to recognize problems and to contact the patient’s primary care provider.
• Assessing, Intervening & Stabilizing Patients (Novice):
  Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate assessing, intervening and stabilizing patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

• Organizational Impact:
  Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team’s performance with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work:
  Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
• Breadth of Knowledge:
  Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
• Team Interaction:
  Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.

• Supporting Colleagues:
  Develops Self and Others:
  Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships:
  Seeks to understand colleagues’ priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively:
  Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services:
• Serves Others with Compassion:
  Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex…