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Support Team Assisted Response (Star) Paramedic - Prn

Company

Denver Health
Address , Denver, 80203, Co
Employment type PART_TIME
Salary $19.23 - $25.96 an hour
Expires 2023-07-29
Posted at 11 months ago
Job Description
We are recruiting for a Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Paramedic - PRN to join our team!

We are here for life’s journey.
Where is your life journey taking you?
Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:
Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.
Department
Paramedics
Job Summary
Under general supervision, functions as the healthcare provider on the Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) vehicle. Attends to patients encountered during STAR response. Provides support to the clinical social worker assigned to STAR and transfers clients and or patients when appropriate. Safely operates department vehicles in non-emergency modes. Provides other support functions for the STAR program.
Essential Functions:
  • Utilizes “as clean as possible” techniques for invasive procedures and disposes of all contaminated materials and sharps in an approved method.
  • Maintains a safe and aesthetically clean working environment.
  • Is in service within 15 minutes of the beginning of the shift unless dispatch or a supervisor is notified.
  • Follows safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Paramedic Division’s Policy.
  • Abides by standard traffic laws while driving in the non-emergency mode.
  • Assists clinical social worker with various client interactions.
  • Support Functions
    • Provides support functions for the STAR program as needed.
    • Assists with moving vans and other equipment to the appropriate repair facility as needed.
    • Assess, order, and stock supplies.
    • Assists in instruction, training and education at the EMT level for new employee STAR academy.
  • Provides support functions for the STAR program as needed.
  • General Operations
    • Provides appropriate patient care during Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) patient encounters.
    • Assists clinical social worker with various client interactions.
    • In the event of a non-emergent 911 field response, performs assessment of scene to determine the need for auxiliary services such as fire and police department.
    • Demonstrates an awareness of a changing environment and is able to identify hazards.
    • Interacts with other personnel and ancillary services with the patient’s best interests in mind.
  • Assess, order, and stock supplies.
  • Maintains control of the vehicle at all times, allowing for the unpredictable responses of other drivers.
  • Inspects and reports any deficiencies to the vehicle braking system, vehicle lights and emergency equipment.
  • In the event of a non-emergent 911 field response, performs assessment of scene to determine the need for auxiliary services such as fire and police department.
  • Interacts with other personnel and ancillary services with the patient’s best interests in mind.
  • Vehicle Operations.
    • Maintains control of the vehicle at all times, allowing for the unpredictable responses of other drivers.
    • Abides by standard traffic laws while driving in the non-emergency mode.
    • Maintains due safety when parking the vehicle at the scene of request for STAR, and the use of emergency lighting while standing at such scenes.
  • Assists in instruction, training and education at the EMT level for new employee STAR academy.
  • Assures that the vehicle is stocked with an adequate supply of medical supplies, and that dated supplies have not expired.
  • Initiates BLS and ALS procedures in accordance with current standards/protocols
  • Ensures readiness of STAR van for service, checks mechanical equipment, performs routine preventive maintenance, tests biomedical equipment such as AED for electrical charge and function, checks medical supply stock levels and restocks as necessary.
  • Equipment and Supplies
    • Ensures readiness of STAR van for service, checks mechanical equipment, performs routine preventive maintenance, tests biomedical equipment such as AED for electrical charge and function, checks medical supply stock levels and restocks as necessary.
    • Inspects and reports any deficiencies to the vehicle braking system, vehicle lights and emergency equipment.
    • Assures that all biomedical and communications equipment is functional.
    • Assures that the vehicle is stocked with an adequate supply of medical supplies, and that dated supplies have not expired.
    • Maintains a safe and aesthetically clean working environment.
    • Is in service within 15 minutes of the beginning of the shift unless dispatch or a supervisor is notified.
  • Uses all means available to diffuse a hostile and/or emotional situation.
  • Demonstrates lifting techniques with a low likelihood for injury to self or peers.
  • Advanced Life Support
    • Initiates BLS and ALS procedures in accordance with current standards/protocols
    • Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Denver Health Paramedic Protocols.
    • Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Paramedic Division’s Policy.
    • Orders Advanced Life Support resources as patient presentation requires.
  • Approaches all scenes and patients in a safe manner consistent with the environment and patient presentation.
  • Maintains due safety when parking the vehicle at the scene of request for STAR, and the use of emergency lighting while standing at such scenes.
  • Demonstrates an awareness of a changing environment and is able to identify hazards.
  • Assures that all biomedical and communications equipment is functional.
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Denver Health Paramedic Protocols.
  • Assists with moving vans and other equipment to the appropriate repair facility as needed.
  • Follows up with the appropriate resource in the event of exposure to potentially injurious substances.
  • Orders Advanced Life Support resources as patient presentation requires.
  • Provides appropriate patient care during Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) patient encounters.
  • Safety
    • Follows safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
    • Approaches all scenes and patients in a safe manner consistent with the environment and patient presentation.
    • Uses all means available to diffuse a hostile and/or emotional situation.
    • Demonstrates lifting techniques with a low likelihood for injury to self or peers.
    • Utilizes “as clean as possible” techniques for invasive procedures and disposes of all contaminated materials and sharps in an approved method.
    • Follows up with the appropriate resource in the event of exposure to potentially injurious substances.

Education:
  • High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:
  • 1-3 years of advanced life support ambulance experience required.

Licenses:
  • Possession of a valid Colorado Class “R” Driver’s License, required.
  • Possession of a current Colorado Paramedic Certificate or License, required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Flexibility and ability to adapt to change and implements design change as indicated.
  • Knowledge of Paramedic Division and STAR policies.
  • Ability to provide verbal communications/instructions in a constructive and informative fashion.
  • Ability to deal with queries or complaints from the public in a courteous and professional manner.
  • Ability to provide written communications in a timely, complete and accurate manner.
  • Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams – internal and external to Denver Health.
  • Ability to interact in a professional manner with other personnel and ancillary services with the customer’s best interest in mind.
  • Ability to work in an unstructured environment to establish priorities, review work and resolve problems.
Shift
Work Type
PRN/Intermittent
Salary
$19.23 - $25.96 / hr
Benefits
  • Immediate retirement plan matching
  • Shared leadership and advancement opportunity
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
  • Education opportunities
  • Competitive pay
  • National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
  • Outstanding benefits
  • State-of-the-art facilities
  • Participation in evidence-based projects
  • Professional clinical advancement program
Our Values
  • Stewardship– We use resources responsibly
  • Excellence– We are better every day
  • Relentlessness– We fight for everyone
  • Learning– We educate the next generation
  • Compassion– We care for everyone
All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For read more about our commitment to diversity visit:
https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion