Job Description
The paramedic’s primary role is ambulance-based transport, with time in the UK Chandler and Good Samaritan emergency departments as a secondary assignment. The majority of scheduled hours are spent on UK ambulances conducting long- and short-distance interfacility transports, including specialty transports involving ventilators, IV pumps, and other advanced equipment. A small portion of the role involves responding to emergency calls on the UK medical campus. Ambulance duties also include daily operational responsibilities such as equipment checks and vehicle readiness. When not assigned to transport, the paramedic supplements the nursing role in the emergency department, working within the Kentucky scope of practice to administer medications, document care, monitor patients, and perform other patient care tasks.
Qualifications
HS
No experience required.
Licensed Paramedic and valid Driver’s License; American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for the Healthcare Provider, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification valid for at least 6 months after employment date.
High School diploma or GED and two years of paramedic experience preferred.
The ideal candidate will have critical care or interfacility transport experience, including managing patients on mechanical ventilators and IV infusion pumps, monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms and 12-lead EKGs, establishing and maintaining IV access, managing airways and suctioning, monitoring and documenting vital signs and patient status throughout transport, and safely managing patient care independently in the transport environment.
Schedule
This is a level 4 pool agreement, 36 hours per week, night shift, with some weekends and holidays required- at $55 per hour per the pool contract.Level 4 pool paramedics must complete and maintain all training and competencies required to work in any area
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