4 full-time openings, 30-40 hours a week, hourly, benefited position.
Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services is seeking individuals to carry out all directives given to him/her by the ED Charge Nurse and by the Medical Director. As a paramedic, you will ensure that optimal emergency medical services are rendered to the patients in the emergency department at Chadron Community Hospital. Paramedics will function under the guidance of the medical director and nursing/EMS leadership while using critical thinking and standing protocols to ensure safe and effective transport and in the field care of patients. Will provide interfacility transport when needed.
As a CCH Paramedic, you will:
- Assists in patient care in accordance with Chadron Hospital policy and procedure.
- Effectively assesses his/her abilities and requests assistance as necessary for safe patient care.
- Provides Advanced Emergency Medical Service as needed in response to emergency calls and calls for interfacility transports.
- Provide in the field stabilizing emergency medical treatment necessary to safely transport patients to/from other facilities.
- Effectively and actively assesses his/her abilities and requests assistance as necessary for safe patient care.
- Maintains a focus on education to include timely recertification required education, and other opportunities of higher-level education.
- Other duties may be assigned.
You may be a good fit if you have:
- Current Nebraska paramedic licensure.
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC certifications.
- Ability to speak, write, and understand the English language is required.
- Must be able to communicate effectively and coherently with members of the public, other emergency response agencies, coworkers and other healthcare employees, and patients and family members face to face and using electronic communication devices.
- Ability to use critical thinking and hand-eye coordination to perform essential technical job related procedures.
- Ability to walk, hike, run, climb on, carry equipment and patients on uneven terrain and surfaces both indoors and outdoors.
- Ability to safely and defensively drive an ambulance.
- Lift and carry greater than 75 lbs.
- Full range of body motion including: pushing, pulling, reaching, climbing, balancing, kneeling, stooping, bending, sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods.
- May require static holding in any position with multiple physical activities performed simultaneous with aerobic endurance.
- Successfully complete functional job analysis.
Contact Human Resources for full job description.
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Excellent benefit package, employee benevolent fund and employee recognition program. For more information regarding benefit information, please contact Human Resources
Pre-employment drug screen and background check upon conditional job offer required