Paramedic

About This Role

Providing medical care and safe transport for patients is the core of this Paramedic role, ensuring compliance with established policies and state regulations. The position involves operating emergency vehicles and independently assessing department needs within the paramedic scope of practice. This night-shift role supports the Transport team at Cincinnati Children's.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient transport skills as established by CCHMC Transport Team policy and procedure and guideline and the State of Ohio Board of EMS
• Accept and comply with laws, regulations, rules, policies, and procedures
• Operate emergency vehicles within applicable laws
• Independently assess department needs and respond within Paramedic scope of practice according to the state EMS Board Division of EMS/Ohio Department of Public Safety
• Maintain current driver's license and good driving records; points not to exceed 5
• Maintain current national registry, Ohio and Kentucky EMS Paramedic certification
• Maintain clear record of incidents in CCHMC vehicle
• Turn in all fuel slips and required documentation per standard operating procedure
• Demonstrate compliance with physical requirements of lifting, pushing, and carrying up to 400 lbs.
• Provide appropriate patient care during transport and give full report to clinical personnel at receiving facility
• Integrate age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient's age and developmental functioning
• Foster environment that prevents accident, illness and injury and strives for continuous improvement
• Assure crew, family, and patients adhere to safety requirements while in a moving vehicle
• Ensure the work environment is organized, safe, accessible, effective, and efficient for patients, families, and coworkers
• Report malfunctioning equipment and other environmental hazards immediately
• Anticipate change in needs based on volume
• Ensure proper working conditions of patient care and unit equipment
• Promote open and timely communication with all members of the health care team, patients, family members and visitors
• Report to nursing staff any change in observable response to patients condition
• Respond promptly to requests by patients, families and employees
• Participate in improving organizational performance though recommending areas or approaches for improvement activities, performing new procedures, collecting data and providing input to department discussion
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of patient, families and employees
• Discuss concerns of work situation with director or designee