Paramedic

Role Overview

Paramedic at ALMOOSA HEALTH GROUP. This role supports emergency department operations and patient care delivery in a hospital setting.

Role Purpose

Deliver compassionate emergency medical care and support to patients and families in the emergency department, ensuring comfort, safety, and appropriate clinical monitoring while assisting nursing and physician staff.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care & Comfort

• Assist patients to change into patient gowns and use bathroom facilities.
• Make patients as comfortable as possible.
• Provide emotional support to patients and families.
• Treat people with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Clinical Assessment & Monitoring

• Obtain vital signs, weights on all pediatric patients, and pulse oximetry; document information on patient records.
• Place patients on cardiac monitor and/or non-invasive blood pressure monitor, if necessary.
• Perform electrocardiograms (EKGs).
• Obtain medical records.

Communication & Reporting

• Notify RN and/or Physician of patient condition.
• Report all unusual incidents to the appropriate person.
• Report significant changes in patient condition to supervising Registered Nurse and/or Charge Nurse.
• Explain all treatment and procedures thoroughly to patients before they are performed.
• Help keep patient's family and significant others informed on progress of patient, including delays in care, with awareness of HIPAA and patient privacy.
• Arrange patient's family members to visit at appropriate times.

Emergency Response

• Perform CPR during codes.
• Assist to ensure Crash Cart and defibrillation function have been checked per protocol and after each code; ensure appropriate items are immediately replaced and indicated by signature on crash cart checklist.
• Help manage assaultive behavior patients.

Wound & Treatment Support

• Apply simple and complex dressings.
• Perform splinting.

Patient Transport & Support

• Assist RN with ambulance runs in placement of patients in appropriate beds.
• Assist RN in transportation of patients admitted to hospital.
• Transport specimens to the Lab.

Patient Education & Safety

• Ensure each patient/family is provided an orientation to the ED room, call light system, and how to access the Supervising RN or Charge Nurse, if needed.
• Involve patient in care and allow patient to have choice and control over situations and environment, as appropriate to condition and situation.
• Reinforce selected patient teaching with awareness and application of safety issues identified within the unit/facility.
• Explain treatment and procedures thoroughly to patients.

Safety & Infection Control

• Demonstrate appropriate use of personal protective equipment (gloves, masks, goggles) and hand hygiene techniques.
• Avoid and prevent injury to self and patients by applying the principle of body mechanics.
• Maintain a safe environment.
• Be proactive in identifying, reporting and participating in the resolution of any potential or actual patient safety issues initiated by Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrate awareness of a safe environment for staff, patients, visitors, or any others on the unit.
• Utilize Patient Safety Goals in the workplace as related to job performance.

Operational Support

• Order and stock special supplies as needed.
• Assist with the training of new employees.
• Attend and maintain mandatory training.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Patient-Centered Care

• Provide personalized coordinated care, support and treatment for patients and families.
• Involve patients in decisions and help them take actions to support themselves.

Qualifications & Experience

• Certification of Paramedic.
• Diploma in Paramedic.
• SCFHS EMT registration.
• Preferable two years' experience after graduation.

Skills & Competencies

• Skill in providing emergency medical techniques.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Multi-tasking and good listening skills.
• Good command of English and Arabic preferred.
• BCLS, ACLS, PALS licensed.
• Computer skill preferred.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations.
• Thorough knowledge, skills and techniques of proper therapeutic drug and solutions administration.
• Ability to communicate with and gain the trust of people from a range of backgrounds.
• Empathy, sensitivity and emotional flexibility to help people under difficult circumstances.
• Flexibility to deal with a variety of patients at one time.
• Team working skills.

Additional Information

• Enthusiastic, enduring, and willing to work extra hours.