Paramedic - Mobile Transport - FT/Shift Varies - Arnold Palmer Hospital

Position Summary Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital! The Paramedic provides and documents individualized patient care to include patient and personal safety, patient assessments in collaboration with the supervising RN or RT, patient re-assessments, triage, maintaining airway patency, IV access and hang IV fluids without additives, ECG interpretations, dysrhythmias recognition, places patients on defined oxygen delivering devices and assists with the application of skeletal traction/splints/immobilizers and other orthopedic equipment under the supervision of a Licensed Physician. Job Title: Paramedic Dept: APH Mobile Transport Status: Full Time Shift: Varies The Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team transports and provides comprehensive care to an age population of birth to 18 years. Care is provided to patients with the need for maintenance of an adequate airway, cardiovascular integrity, adequate fluid and electrolyte balance, and hemodynamic stability. The Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team is based at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Medical coverage for the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Requests for transport from referring physicians will be directed to the PICU Intensivist/Fellow on call for the Pediatric Critical Care patients. For the acute care patients, requests will be directed to the Admitting physician. The team will be activated by the transfer center as soon as an accepting physician is identified. Benefits: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder. Supportive and collaborative work environment. Continuing education and professional development opportunities. Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts. Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment. Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability. ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you Responsibilities Essential Functions • Delivers patient care requiring advanced skills and judgment in the Emergency Department, Critical Care or Respiratory Department settings as directed by the appropriate Medical Director for specialty to include protocol orders or guidelines within approved current Paramedic competency. • The competency will not exceed the educational guidelines for a paramedic in the State of Florida. • The Florida paramedic practice model includes invasive and pharmacologic interventions intended to reduce morbidity and mortality in the pre-hospital environment. • It is expected that in the hospital setting where medical care and resources are readily available, this practice model will be modified. • Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, and ED or Critical Care, Pulmonary providers or their designee and documents findings of care provided according to established guidelines. • Provides for the physical comfort and safety of patients, visitors, and members of the health care team including infection control and appropriate handling of hazardous materials. • Prioritizes and sequences work activities and delivery of medical care to patients that ensures the patient’s comfort, safety, and progress toward established goals. • Administers limited medications safely within the defined education guidelines and competencies. • Facilitates patient movement within the department and through the facility, proactively supporting timely admissions, discharges, and transfers. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and localstandards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies andprocedures. • Ensures the customer experience is exceptional. • Demonstrates The Orlando Health Way: Assure, Engage, Unite Qualifications Education/Training Successfully completed a Paramedic program. Licensure/Certification • Current certification as a Paramedic (PMD) in the State of Florida renewed every 2 years; and • Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification for healthcare providers; and • Maintains current ACLS certification; and • If appropriate, obtain and maintain PALS certification within one year of hire Essential Functions • Delivers patient care requiring advanced skills and judgment in the Emergency Department, Critical Care or Respiratory Department settings as directed by the appropriate Medical Director for specialty to include protocol orders or guidelines within approved current Paramedic competency. • The competency will not exceed the educational guidelines for a paramedic in the State of Florida. • The Florida paramedic practice model includes invasive and pharmacologic interventions intended to reduce morbidity and mortality in the pre-hospital environment. • It is expected that in the hospital setting where medical care and resources are readily available, this practice model will be modified. • Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, and ED or Critical Care, Pulmonary providers or their designee and documents findings of care provided according to established guidelines. • Provides for the physical comfort and safety of patients, visitors, and members of the health care team including infection control and appropriate handling of hazardous materials. • Prioritizes and sequences work activities and delivery of medical care to patients that ensures the patient’s comfort, safety, and progress toward established goals. • Administers limited medications safely within the defined education guidelines and competencies. • Facilitates patient movement within the department and through the facility, proactively supporting timely admissions, discharges, and transfers. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and localstandards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies andprocedures. • Ensures the customer experience is exceptional. • Demonstrates The Orlando Health Way: Assure, Engage, Unite Education/Training Successfully completed a Paramedic program. Licensure/Certification • Current certification as a Paramedic (PMD) in the State of Florida renewed every 2 years; and • Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification for healthcare providers; and • Maintains current ACLS certification; and • If appropriate, obtain and maintain PALS certification within one year of hire