Job Information
SSM Health Paramedic in Bridgeton, Missouri
It's more than a career, it's a calling
MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Department: Emergency Department
Schedule: Part Time, Night Shift, 7pm – 7am Day Shift, 7am - 7pm
Starting Pay: $18.79 (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
Shift Differentials: Nights: $1.50, Evenings: $1.25, Weekend: $1.25
Location: DePaul Hospital
Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:
Getting paid every day!
Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
Paid maternity & paternity coverage
Adoption assistance
Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
Long & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
*Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.
Job Summary:
Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care and evaluation of patients on scene.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Identifies, and may intervene and stabilize, the ill or injured patient during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).
Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment, as appropriate.
Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patient's illness and therapeutic interventions.
Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts. May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
May perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
May assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse. may perform select clinical duties.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- High school diploma or equivalent
EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
Constant standing and walking.
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional driving.
Rare crawling and running.
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
2000000128 Emergency Dept
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
24
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