Paramedic - Emergency Department
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Emergency Service-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital
G16005
Variable
9:00am-3:30am
Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Mercy Hospital providesstate-of-the-arthealthcare to all its patients. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
An accident, unusual pains, an injured child – at Mercy Hospital, caregivers expect the unexpected. The Emergency Department is always ready to help patients and their families in their time of need and has met the stringent requirements set forth by the American College of Surgeons to become a verified Level II Trauma Center. This means Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Department is fully prepared to provide 24/7 critical care through immediate service, superiorcare,and peace of mind
Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies.By joining the Emergency Department team at Mercy Hospital as a Paramedic, you willassess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditions.You will interact with other caregivers and be given directions on tasks to complete such asdrawing labs,assistingwithpatienttransfersand administering patient medications.Taking on this opportunity will helpassistin patient flow and efficiency in the Emergency Department, which takes tasksoff ofthe busy nursing staff.
APRNcaregiver in this position worksvarying days and hours between 9:00AM – 3:30AM,including weekends and holidays.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Provide duties thatassistin providing patient care in the Emergency Department under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.
Obtain and record vital signs
Perform EKGs, CPR, phlebotomy and oral, nasal and ET suctioning.
Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygentherapyand saline locks.
Notify the RN and/or physician of rhythm changes.
Applyorthopaedicappliances and simple splints.
Size crutches and teach crutch walking.
Assistwith equipment setup, chest tubes, gastric lavage, LP, etc.
Assistwith restraint and seclusion of patients and apply restraint devices.
Transport patients and specimens.
Assistwith sterile procedures and cleaning andmaintainingsupplies and equipment.
Maintain confidentiality and respect patient privacy.
Perform fluid/drug administration.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Completion of an accreditedEMS-Paramedictraining program
Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio
Basic Life Support (BLS)andAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)certificationsthrough the American Heart Association (AHA)orAmericanRed Cross
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through theAmerican HeartAssociation (AHA)or American Red Crossupon hire or within one year of start date in the Emergency Department
Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic training program
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
One year of experience as an EMT-P
Physical Requirements:
Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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