Category
Full-Time (80 hr/2 wks)
Primary Duties
Provides advanced emergency medical treatment and transports ill or injured persons.
Observes and assesses patients’ physical state and level of consciousness; monitors and records patients’ vital signs; applies dressings and various splinting devices; communicates patient assessment findings; performs procedures as directed by the physician or in accordance with written protocols such as: Spinal immobilization, cardiac defibrillation, endotracheal intubation, arrhythmia recognition, nasogastric tube insertion, placement of percutaneous cricothyrotomy device, intravenous medication administration, calls prehospital trauma alerts according to Iowa Trauma System criteria, completes 12 lead ECG’s in field
Directs emergency procedures in the field. Triages and coordinates mass casualty incident response in field; prepares reports; prepares and maintains ambulances; operates emergency vehicles; assists physicians and nursing personnel in Emergency Department; assists with and responds to: Code 99’s, Code White, Code Red, Code Black, Code 13; performs all hospital security functions; initiates IV’s in hospital as part of IV team; completes quality improvement audits; bases pre-hospital care on quality improvement process changes and evidence-based findings in literature; cooperates as a member of the department and overall, hospital care delivery team; utilizes safety practices in daily activities, ie. Abides by safe driving policies and patient care practices.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited paramedic specialist program or previous paramedic program graduate with Iowa Bureau of EMS approved skills to qualify as paramedic specialist in state of Iowa.
Pay
Commensurate with experience
How To Apply:
Mary Greeley Medical Center
1111 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
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