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Job TitleCritical Care Transport Paramedic

                        

LocationPort St Lucie

                    

FacilityCC Tradition Hospital

                     

DepartmentCCC Advanced Life Support-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

                      

Job Code001093

                     

ShiftDay/Evening/Night/Weekend

                       

Schedule12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Critical Care Transport Paramedic  

 

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the communities in and around Port St. Lucie. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers services in a wide variety of specialties to meet community needs. You'll be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.    

 

Cleveland Clinic's Critical Care Transport (CCT) team is recognized as a world leader in transporting critical patients anywhere around the globe. The CCT team is an expert team of critical care providers available 24/7 to transport critically ill and injured patients of all ages. By initiating tertiary care during transfer, outcomes are often improved for many critically ill patients. 

 

A caregiver in this position works days/evenings/nights/weekends, 12:00am – 12:00pm.  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

Provide immediate medical treatment to critically ill or injured patients throughout the interfacility or scene transport process.  

Navigate an ambulance to respond to emergency calls and maintain equipment.  

Assess the nature and extent of the illness or injury, administer appropriate emergency medical care, communicate with medical personnel at the hospital, report/record observations and follow directives until report and hand-off at hospital.  

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic training program.  

Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P or PMD) in the current state or national license.  

Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification. Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP) completion required within 6 months of hire.  

Operation of emergency vehicles (EVOC) with 8 hours of driving and 8 hours of lecture time. 

Current valid driver’s license (VDL).  

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

Associate’s degree in EMS.  

Three years of experience as an EMT or Paramedic.  

Experience in an emergency room, fire rescue or other critical care transport.  

 

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Physical Requirements:

Must be able to perform in limited quarters, ground and air transport modes and in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Frequent bending, twisting, climbing steps or ladders, stooping, kneeling, and crouching.

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 for procedures.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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