Paramedic, 911 Service Line
SSM Health
**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**
OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest
**Worker Type:**
Regular
**Job Summary:**
Collaborates to provide exceptional care during the transport of acute or critically ill/injured patients. The team's care is guided by clinical assessment, critical thinking, established patient care guidelines and indirect medical control.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Provides emergency medical care for patients suffering from acute medical illness or traumatic injury.
+ Identifies and intervenes to stabilize based on department approved protocols, the ill or injured patient during prehospital, interfacility or intrafacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician.
+ Maintains thorough patient care documentation according to the standard outlined by department including. but not limited to, forms for legal and billing purposes.
+ Inspects, operates, maintains and cares for emergency department/hospital equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
+ Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment to receiving treatment team.
+ Demonstrates and maintains knowledge and skills necessary to care fo the patient groups of: Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric.
+ Collaborates with other emergency response agencies.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
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.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State of Work Location: Missouri
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ OR
+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Driver’s License - State of Oklahoma
+ And
+ Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health
+ And
+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
+ And
+ Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
**Work Shift:**
Night Shift (United States of America)
**Job Type:**
Employee
**Department:**
2040000087 AMBULANCE 6194
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
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