Paramedic-III-PresNow-ABQ

Emergency Department Paramedic

Join our team as an Emergency Department Paramedic, where you will perform advanced patient care within the scope of State licensure and PHS approved Paramedic Scope of Practice in the emergency department setting.

Job Description

• Receives emergency medical telephone calls and provides emergency care to injured or ill patients.
• Participates in the provision of patient care based on setting and acuity of patient care needs.
• Ensures a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
• Organizes care in a manner that contributes to the overall quality of the team.
• Performs care within State Approved Scope of Practice and approved competencies.
• Ensures cleaning and maintaining emergency supplies and equipment.
• Monitors patients and maintains records using patient monitoring system and electronic health records.
• Documents and maintains an informative and accurate medical record to initiate charges for each patient treated.
• Maintains proper functioning systems and reports malfunctions immediately per PHS procedure.
• Provides patient report to other staff as necessary.
• Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Participates in unit-based Shared Governance activities and assists with the implementation of changes as recommended by councils.
• May observe patient cardiac monitors and maintains records.
• Documents and reports any pertinent rate or rhythm changes, especially life-threatening dysrhythmias.
• Notifies the Registered Nurse immediately of any death-producing arrhythmias and documents findings.
• May administer medications as per the Paramedic Scope of Practice in the Emergency Department.
• May perform triage with appropriate ESI Severity Index training.
• Ensures equal distribution of arriving patients by team in the ED.
• Maintains accurate, legible dispatch records for the department.
• Makes transfer arrangements with appropriate EMS transport agency for ED patients needing to be transferred.
• Maintains positive communications and collaboration with EMS service line, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Previous EMS Dispatch experience preferred.
• 2 years ED patient care experience including triage experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree (any field of study) and 2 years of direct patient care experience.
• Current NM Paramedic licensure required.
• National EMD licensure preferred.
• Current CPR and ACLS is required.
• Ability to type 20 wpm preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions is required.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern).
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and various lead roles (for eligible positions).
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.

Community Overview

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care), and Commercial health plans.