Paramedic

About This Role

Working as a Paramedic on a hospital-based EMS team in a remote environment, you will provide optimal care and make independent decisions based on scope and protocols. This role suits a paramedic who can perform ALS interventions and assist with critical patients in the ED.

Responsibilities

• Provide optimal care in a remote environment
• Make decisions independently based on scope and protocols
• Provide most if not all ALS interventions required
• Deliver patients to an ED
• Assist with critical patients in the ED under the direction of the ED physician

Requirements

• Oregon State Licensure (or eligible: Nationally Registered and hold an Associate Degree, or 3 years' experience in a busy 911 system)
• Current ACLS Provider Certification
• Current CPR Provider Certification
• Successfully completed EVOC program
• Able to obtain PALS Provider Certification
• Able to obtain ICS 100 and 700 within 6 months of hire
• Able to obtain PHTLS Certification within 6 months of hire
• Able to obtain NRP Certification within 6 months of hire

Nice to have:

• Ventilator experience
• Infusion pump experience
• 12-Lead experience
• Critical Care transport experience

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Choice of retirement plans including PERS
• Vacation/sick leave

Important Details

• Schedule: one 48-hour shift per week, or three 12-hour shifts with 6 days off

Application Process

• Final candidates may be required to pass a background check and drug screen, as permitted by law

About the Company

Harney District Hospital is a critical access hospital and level 4 trauma center. Its Emergency Medical Services department responds to more than 1,000 requests per year, covering greater than 10,800 square miles. Ambulance staffing is composed of a paramedic and an EMT or Advanced EMT, supplemented by casual EMTs and volunteer rural first responders. The department also provides inter-facility transports to Bend, Boise, or other larger cities.