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Pafford Medical Services
Address Hope, AR, United States
Employment type FULL_TIME
Salary
Category Medical Practices
Expires 2023-08-04
Posted at 10 months ago
Job Description
SIGN ON BONUS: $5000.00 (CONDITIONS APPLY) Only full time
FULL TIME PARAMEDIC POSITION AVAILABLE
General Statement Of Duties
Provides Advanced Life Support including medicalevaluation,treatmentand stabilization ofthecriticallyillandinjured; responds to emergency rescuesituationsinvolving potentialloss of life or bodilyinjury; maintains control, managesanddirects patient care at thescene of apre-hospitalemergency;provides trainingandinstruction to lesser trained personnel; performs other dutiesasrequired.
Essential Functions Of The Job
  • Transportsthe illand injuredto institutionsofmedical care;
  • Understands and anticipatesthe pharmacological treatment of critically illandinjured patients;
  • Operates emergencyvehiclesina safemanner underall condition;
  • Performscriticalphysicalexaminations;
  • Properlycompletes patient statistics and medicalinformationforms foradministrativeuse;
  • Follows standardoperatingpoliciesandproceduresasdeveloped anddirectedbytheCompany;
  • Follows standard writtenprotocols whenaphysiciancannotbecontacted;
  • Filesstandardizedreportsofpatient informationand care forthe useofreceiving hospital andadministration,including natureofrequestfor aid,pertinentpasthistory,therapyprovided diagnosis, dispositionandsufficientpatient informationforbilling purposes;
  • Performstechnicalrescuesin removingvictims from varied terrain and circumstances; and
  • Dealswithmedicalandemotionalneedsof any victimofacuteillnessorinjurywiththegoal of reducingmortalityand morbidity;
  • Recognizesandunderstands a medicalemergency andmakes reasonableand acceptabledifferential diagnosis;
  • Recognizes common cardiacdysrhythmiasandunderstands the principles and treatment modalities forlifethreateningdysrhythmias;
  • Maintainseffective communication withphysicianondutyathospitalto relate patient condition and obtainorders for treatment;
  • Provides and directsfast,efficient Advanced Life Support to the ill and injured utilizing all basic andadvanced abilitiesand techniques, including but notlimitedtotheplacementofperipheral andintra-osseouslines,Supraglotticairways, endotrachealintubations, Cricothyrotomy, fluidanddrug therapy, cardiac monitoringandEKGinterpretations,defibrillation, and cardioversion;
  • Understands andanticipates potentially life-threatening presentationofnon-cardiacemergenciesandinstitutesappropriateemergency therapywhere essential for thepreservationoflife;
  • Responsibleformanaginganddirectingallfirst respondersatthesceneofamedicalemergency such as EMR's,Police Departments, andEMT's;
  • Responsible for quality patient-care as established by theCompany;
  • Cleans and Maintains equipment.
Additional Examples Of Work Performed
  • Maintains records of vehicles,supplies,training anddailywork; and
  • Cleans andmaintainslivingquarters;
  • Cleans and maintains (minormaintenance)vehicles;
  • Performsotherrelated dutiesas assigned.
General Information
Thesupervisormakes assignmentsinterms of shifts tobeworked and the generalscopeofthework assignment. Theincumbent performs theworkinaccordance withtheprocedures,policiesandmedicalordersprovided. The incumbent mustexercisejudgmentinapplying the proper guideline to the proper situation. The workisspot checked and evaluated based on feedback fromthe patient,medical staff and others.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Good ability to:
  • Understandandfollow oral and written instructions and orders;
  • Good knowledge of the streetsystems, addressesandphysicallayoutofthearea,and of the rescueequipment andtheemergency medicalequipmentusedinAdvanced Life Support.
  • Performtechnical medicalskillswithahighdegree ofaccuracy;
  • Direct theworkofand teach other personnel;
  • Performa varietyoflimitedmechanicalworkinvolvedintheuse,testingand maintenance of rescue and medicalequipment;
  • Paramedic Licensure
  • Learnnewconceptsinrescueand medical skillsandtechniques andinpre-hospitalcare;
  • Drive and operateemergencyambulance units;
  • Establishandmaintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswith otheremployees,assistingagencies,hospitalpersonneland thegeneralpublic:
  • Maintainaprofessional and objectiveapproachtothecareofillorinjured persons;
  • PediatricAdvanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Mustpossessand maintain:
  • CPR for the Health Care Provider
  • Understand andeffectivelydeal with emotional and medical needs ofvictims ofinjuries,acuteillnesses,orpsychologicalemergencies;
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Maintain a professionalattitude whenrepresentingtheCompany;
Author reports with narrative andnumeric information.
Additionally, incumbents must maintain ahigh degreeof academic andpracticalknowledgeinemergencypara-medicine, and mustattend sufficient continuing education classes, courses and seminars both on and offdutyto maintainannualparamediccertification, as requiredby thestateinwhich you willbeworking.
Other Requirements
The workrequires the incumbentto operate emergency medicalvehicles,movemedicalequipment and extractinjuredpersons fromawide variety of situations. Situation caninvolve vehicular,industrialand residential accidents,injuriesorillnessandoccuranywhereinour coverage area. At times the work requiresmovementover various types of terrain,(hilly,steep, rocky, rough, and/or wet/slippery surfaces).Theincumbent alwaysmust beable to carry orhelpcarry someone fromthesiteof the injuryto the mode of transportation (vehicle/helicopter) and attend theinjuredparty to
thehospital. Inorderto performaphysicalassessment of theinjured party,theincumbent mustsee,
hearand communicate with the injuredparty.
Paramedicswillbeissuedand must wear Company issueduniformswhileonduty;additionally,Paramedicswillberesponsible forthemaintenanceand cleaningofuniforms,as wellas allissuedequipment.
Paramedics arerequiredto carry a Companyissuedpager/radio at alltimesinorder toreceiveimmediatenotificationof an assignment.
Benefits
  • Supplemental& Life Insurance
  • 401K
  • Bonus: $5000.00 (Conditions Apply)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PLEASENOTE:
  • Medical
PaffordMedical Services reservestheright,atthediscretionof the appropriate appointing authority, to waive any of the minimum qualifications for those applicantswhose general or specific qualifications wouldotherwisequalify the applicant forthe positionorleadtheappointingauthoritytobelievethat theapplicantcan performtheassigned duties andfulfillingtheassigned responsibilities.