Intake Paramedic

Job Summary

Working under the supervision and direction of the department manager or designee, Emergency Department Paramedics perform functions within their scope of practice to assist staff nurses and physicians in the treatment and care of patients requiring emergency care.

Responsible To:
Emergency Department Manager/Coordinator/Director/Charge Nurse
Workers Supervised:
None
Inter-Relationships: ED Staff, ED Physicians, EMS Personnel, Patients, Families, Visitors

• Greet and assess patients upon arrival to the Emergency Department.
• Determine if patients require immediate care or treatment and notify nursing staff and physicians as necessary.
• Begin registration process by obtaining patient information and chief complaint.
• Provide personal care: toileting, assisting with ambulation, positioning for comfort, providing wheelchairs.
• Perform specimen collections which do not require a licensed nurse to complete.
• Report and document any changes observed in the condition or behavior of a patient to nursing staff or physician.
• Perform treatments and procedures:
• Obtain vital signs.
• Perform 12 Lead EKG.
• Perform glucometer checks.
• Transport patients to and from various areas of the hospital as necessary.
• Make rounds frequently on patients in the waiting room, anticipate patient needs, and respond to patient and family requests.
• Assist in maintaining a safe and clean environment by cleaning rooms and equipment and reporting equipment that is out of order, preparing equipment for disinfection, and maintaining stock supplies on the unit as directed.
• Attend in‑service education programs.
• Complete CPI training annually and respond to Code Grey within the hospital when able.
• Assist with clerical duties as needed; e.g., initiating patient chart, requesting lab, x‑ray, etc.
• Assist with orientation and mentoring new employees.
• Demonstrate job‑related aspects of patient safety to assure a safe environment, safe and effective use of equipment and technology, and decreased risk of potential adverse patient occurrences.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and support hospital mission, vision, value statements, standards of care, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality statements, corporate compliance plan, standards of behavior, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on the assigned unit and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit's and division's policies and procedures.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Education: Graduate of an accredited program in paramedic science, with current Michigan licensure, BLS, and ACLS.
• Experience: Previous experience as a paramedic is preferred.
• Essential
  
  Physical Requirements:
  
  Must be able to travel independently within the hospital; access a patient on a stretcher and equipment for assessment, hygiene, and treatment; safely move patients as ordered.
• Essential Mental Abilities: Must be able to follow directions; identify changes in patient's conditions and/or responses to interventions; document findings/interventions as appropriate; work well under pressure.
• Essential Technical/Motor
  
  Skills:
  
  Must have hand‑eye coordination and fine motor skills for administration of treatments; must be able to utilize a computer to enter and retrieve data.
• Essential Sensory Requirements: Must be able to communicate effectively with patient and family; visually assess patient's condition; and auscultate blood pressure.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Must interact well with patients, family, public, and other staff to provide appropriate and complete patient care and exemplary patient and family relations.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care

Location:

Owosso, MI