This position has contact with the staff of base hospitals, and outlying hospitals; with physicians, public service agencies (fire, police, highway patrol) and ground ambulance personnel; patients and their families; and with various service groups for public relations and educational purposes. This position has the authority to determine medical and therapy based on the assessment of the patient in keeping with established protocols; safety decisions involving patient and aircraft/ambulance; whether or not additional equipment should be taken; in triage, who to transport and setting of priorities; and the care, inventory, and ordering of standard medical supplies. Decisions that must be referred to the supervisor are management decisions outside established policies and procedures; flight requests outside of normal administrative guidelines – distance, search and rescue, private residence, prearranged transports, long distance transports; ride-alongs; equipment purchase and addition/deletion of different drugs; changes in medical protocol; and the coordination of public relations request.
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This position will require fieldwork - staffing and riding in an ambulance or medical helicopter. The candidate will be required to perform under adverse working conditions. These conditions may require special uniforms or protective clothing for all weather and airborne and bloodborne exposures. Candidates must able to walk, stoop, climb, twist, bend, run, squat, kneel, and work in awkward positions when moving patients from all types of locations and within the ambulance or helicopter.
Additionally, the candidate will be required to perform various lifts and transfers of patients who may require the use of one or more of the following items: gurney, scoop stretcher or backboard, stair chair, wheel chair, neonate isolet, and possibly a two person manual transfer.
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Work in a setting with rugged canyons, crystal clear lakes, grassy meadows, trout-filled streams, fresh pine forests, and brilliant star-filled skies. This is your chance to provide compassionate care with exceptional customer service at Plumas District Hospital. With a diverse population with people from all walks of life, PDH team members provide the residents of Quincy and the surrounding area with essential health care services that are vital to this small mountain community. PDH is located in Quincy, California which is the largest community in Plumas County and has a population of 5,000 residents. Quincy is nestled against the Western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and tucked in at the edge of the lush American Valley. Chico, California is 80 miles west and Reno, Nevada is 80 miles east of Quincy. Join a medical team that puts community first. Click this link https://www.pdh.org/ to learn more about PDH providers, services, and surrounding community today!
Recruiter Name/Email:
Nicholas Clawson
Department Phone:
530-283-7169
Plumas District Hospital is a critical access hospital and rural health clinic serving central Plumas County. We are committed to providing outstanding healthcare to our community. There is no greater honor than to offer the highest level of quality compassionate personalized care. Each day we strive to fulfill our vision to be the community's first choice for healthcare and invite you to join us in our journey to demonstrate what a model community hospital looks like.
