Paramedic

At Sharon Regional Medical Center Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized care with dignity, compassion, and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

Summary: The Emergency Care Paramedic participates in the technical aspects of patient care delivery in the Emergency Care Center under the supervision of the Registered Professional Nurse and Emergency Care Center Physician. The Emergency Care Paramedic is responsible for assisting the RN with data collection, specimen collection and testing, patient monitoring, patient transportation, and patient treatments.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma / GED
• NREMT-P
• BLS
• Clearances as required by Federal and State regulations
• ACLS - within six months from hire
• PALS - within one year of hire
• NIHSS within 90 days of hire

Job Responsibilities:

Assists RN in data gathering for Emergency Care Center patients to include:

• Accurate measurement of current vital signs
• Chief complaint
• Past Medical History
• Allergies with reaction
• Medication history with dosage and frequency
• Other pertinent information

Performs monitoring of vital signs and patient status under the direction of the ECC RN and reports trends to the ECC RN or physician.

Performs quality control for waived lab tests

Maintains readiness of emergency equipment

• Performs crash cart checks
• Performs daily defibrillator testing

Performs technical skills safely and according to procedure

Utilizes downtime appropriately

• Maintains adequate stock of supplies in treatment room.

The above statements reflect the general duties and are not to be considered as a detailed description of all the work assignments. Must be able to pass all pre-employment requirements, which includes but is not limited to a drug screen, physical, and background check(s).

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Vacation (PTO)
• Paid Sick time

Important COVID message

Please note, our Sharon Regional Medical Center is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence, and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously canceled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest assured that we have made the necessary preparations to provide care in a safe, controlled, and professional way.

Steward Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Steward Health Care does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.