About the Role
This Paramedic role is located at a Freestanding Emergency Center in Yorkville. The Paramedic performs a variety of clinical and environmental tasks under the direction of the Registered Nurse. The Paramedic duties are of a technical nature requiring specialized training and skills. The Paramedic demonstrates the ability to care for patients of all ages in the clinical setting.
Responsibilities
- Treats others with courtesy, respect, and caring touch in all interactions.
- Goes the extra mile to identify, fulfill, and exceed customer needs.
- Promotes patient rights, patient safety and ensures confidentiality and privacy at all times.
- Recognizes, respects, and effectively communicates with all cultures.
- Treats each employee as an equal and valued member of the team; works cooperatively with other employees to complete the work.
- Willingly flexes to meet the changing workload demands and priorities.
- Helps make Rush Copley a great place to work by promoting positives and committing to resolve problems.
- Upholds RCMC Employee Behavior Standards in all interactions to improve teamwork and enhance patient satisfaction.
- Adheres to the Code of Conduct of RCMC in the performance of job duties and promotes the adherence of others as well.
- Follows the National Patient Safety Goals.
- Is mindful and compliant with Red Rules.
- Prevents recognized safety hazards and proactively reports near misses.
- Maintains and supports a Just Culture by reporting errors.
- Identifies potential opportunities and participates collaboratively to make improvements.
- Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality initiatives, research and evidence based activities as evidenced by delivery of patient care; may participate in data collection or quality improvement teams.
- Recognizes patterns/groupings of problems in a specific patient population that require investigation and initiates actions to address.
- Communicates current evidence-based information with peers.
- Communicates with the Clinical Coordinator or designate for assignment of duties.
- Sets priority of duties based on needs of patient and unit under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Fosters a caring and compassionate relationship with the patient and family; recognizes the importance of providing care that is individualized and culturally appropriate.
- Participates in the implementation of individualized plans of care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
- Functions as a Patient Safety Observer when needed.
- Maintains a safe patient and work environment.
- Accurately obtains patient data and documents all care in the appropriate patient care record.
- Performs routine procedures, treatments and specimen collections as needed.
- Demonstrates knowledge of age specific variables and growth and development.
- Performs specimen collection or phlebotomy as delegated; demonstrates compliance with patient identification procedures.
- Assists with admission, discharge and transport of patients.
- Transports laboratory specimens and obtains blood products as needed.
- Independently orders, organizes, cleans and restocks according to unit specifications.
- Retrieves medications from the tube system and gives to the Registered Nurse.
- Accesses supply rooms that include automated medication dispensing (Acudose) stations and/or crash cart, if applicable to unit.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of the telephone and patient call system(s).
- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of selected unit equipment as appropriate.
- Performs tasks related to monitoring of cardiac rhythms of patients.
- Observes telemetry cardiac monitors; listens for and responds to all alarms and promptly reports abnormal variations in rate or rhythm to the Registered Nurse.
- Consistently documents in real time at the point of care.
- Demonstrates proficiency with insertion and removal of IV saline lock.
- Communicates all pertinent information to the appropriate team member throughout the shift and to the oncoming shift.
- Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in work habits.
- Recognizes knowledge deficits and seeks out appropriate resources to resolve.
Requirements
- Current State of Illinois EMT-P license required
- CPR Required
Skills
- Bilingual (Spanish) abilities highly desirable
Location
- Yorkville
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Years of experience
Education Level
- High school diploma/GED preferred
Salary/Compensations
- USD $26.81 - USD $34.50 /Yr.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company
- Health/dental/life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunity for Career Growth
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- 401k
- Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- Vacation
- Paid time off
About the Company
- Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest.
- Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics, and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
- Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.
Equal Opportunity
- Superior Ambulance Service is committed to attracting and retaining the best talent.
- We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Qualified applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- M/F/D/V
