Paramedic-Critical Care, Oconee-Ambulance Services (Full-time, Variable)

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation and completes prior to end of shift.  Functions within the scope of practice as defined by state and national regulations

• Attends a minimum of eight (8) critical care educational programs per year pertinent to practice.

• Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to ensure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies on board ambulance to deliver patient care. Keeps truck clean and orderly to insure rapid response to all requests.

• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public.

• Provides one of the following roles on an ongoing basis: Training, Clinical Quality Assurance, Logistics/Supplies, Compliance, Capital Equipment, Research/Analytics, Internal Communications, and Critical Care Team Liaison.  All Critical Care Paramedics may be assigned as a Field Training Officer (FTO) for new employee orientation or those in need of additional training or oversight.

• Performs POC testing with approval of Administration.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

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