Paramedic Medina Life Support Team

Cleveland Clinic

Medina, OH

Job posting number: #7294469 (Ref:ccf21320332)

Posted: November 26, 2024

Job Description

Provides immediate medical assessment and treatment to injured/ill patients on-site, in the community, and during transport to hospital.

Responsibilities:

  • Navigates ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.
  • Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.
  • Assesses nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.
  • Determines appropriate independent or collaborative response.
  • Administers appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, fluid/drug administration, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring in accordance to EMS protocols.
  • Communicates with medical personnel at hospital, reports/records observations, and follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
  • Other duties as assigned.

A caregiver in this position works part time 7:00am – 3:00pm various days, Monday – Sunday.

A caregiver in this role, will:

Navigates ambulance to scene of accident in response to emergency calls.

  • Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.
  • Assesses nature and extent of illness/injury and patient's history from available sources.
  • Determines appropriate independent or collaborative response.
  • Administers appropriate emergency medical care including life support procedures, decontamination protocols, fluid/drug administration, obtaining EKG readings and vital statistics monitoring in accordance to EMS protocols.
  • Communicates with medical personnel at hospital, reports/records observations, and follows directives until report and hand-off at hospital.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:

  • Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.
  • Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in the State of Ohio.
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience as an EMT-P required.
  • Current Basic Life Support Healthcare provider (BLS), Advanced, Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS).
  • Completion of a USDOT approved Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC) course required within 6 months of hire.
  • Current valid Ohio Driver's License (VDL)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include:

  • Experience in larger metropolitan area preferred.
  • Experience in emergency room, etc., or other critical care transport preferred.

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of body motion, including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extended periods of time.
  • Frequently lifts and carries items weighing over 75 pounds.
  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
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Job posting number:#7294469 (Ref:ccf21320332)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland,Ohio
United States
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