Transport Paramedic Critical Care - Overnights

Transport Paramedic Critical Care - Overnights

Omaha, NE, United States

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Provides high quality, individualized, family centered care to pediatric patients ranging from extreme prematurity through adolescence in the critical care transport environment. Care and transport of the critically ill patient is supported through the use of the Paramedic scope of practice in accordance with the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) standards and hospital policies and procedures. Varied schedules to include weekend and holiday patterns.

• Conducts individualized age-specific patient/family assessments according to defined paramedic standards, or protocols. (Individualized refers to the patient’s developmental, cognitive, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, and educational/family influences and physical/medical care needs.) Initial Assessment:
  • Collects and documents data related to patient’s individualized care.
  • Demonstrates age-specific competency in assessment of patients by the ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of the patient needs, knowledge of growth and development, and understanding of the range of treatment needed by these patients.
  • Assesses patient/family need for education and uses an individualized approach in delivery style.
  • Assess and interprets patient data upon arrival at the referring hospital. Reassessment:
  • Performs reassessment based on unit standards, protocols and changes in patient condition. Communicates changes to appropriate persons (transport partner, MCP, family) as indicated.
  • Performs reassessments on transports after interventions and as needed. Communicates changes to transport partner, or medical control physician (MCP).
• • Provides safe driving of the ambulance according to the Standards of the US Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and EMS National Standards.
  • Utilizes lights and sirens as per Children’s Policy adhering to standard safety practices.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to the organizational functions of the transport process.
  • Maintains Response Times within targeted benchmarks set by the program.
  • Complies with ambulance, helicopter, and fixed wing operational safety in accordance with current guidelines.
  • Checks, cleans, and stocks transport bags and equipment. Ensures equipment is in good working order.
  • Maintains all transport equipment in a state of mission readiness by checking all equipment at the beginning of each shift, noting any discrepancies and ensuring steps toward resolution.
  • Cleans equipment and restocks bags after a transport.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of transport equipment location, function and restocking procedures. Demonstrates the ability to troubleshoot all equipment and ensures that all malfunctions are promptly reported.
  • Completes daily, weekly, monthly and ongoing equipment checklists.
  • Completes quarterly competencies, monthly education, aircrew training, and other educational and professional development requirements when assigned.
• • Develops individualized patient/family plan of care using evidence-based treatment orders to meet identified needs. (Plan of Care includes current and anticipated actions focused on stabilization, care, and transport needs.)Utilizes assessment data from the referral hospital or team as well as transport assessment data to individualize patient care and transport needs.
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