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About the Role

The Certified Emergency Department (ED) Technician-Paramedic performs nonprofessional direct and indirect patient care activities under the supervision of a registered professional nurse and/or licensed medical provider. The Certified ED Tech-Paramedic assists medical and nursing staff with a variety of procedures in an emergency setting under applicable scope of practice based on certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs emergency medical services in accordance with hospital emergency department conditions, while moving a patient between the ED and another part of the hospital, only under the direction and supervision of physician, physician assistant designated by a physician, or an RN designated by a physician. Services cannot be performed outside the scope of certificate to practice.
• Observes and reports all patient concerns/changes in condition to a registered nurse immediately.
• Assists the Registered Nurse with admission, transfer, discharge and general patient care duties.
• Records vital signs, assists in personal hygiene and other patient comfort measures. Records oral intake and outputs (temperature, blood pressure and other monitoring).
• Assists in specimen collection and other activities of assigned patients.
• Assists in indirect patient care by maintaining a clean and safe environment to help prevent and/or control infections and to provide for safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Reports all necessary equipment repairs to appropriate personnel according to departmental procedure in a timely manner.
• Prepares patients for examinations and diagnostic procedures according to departmental procedure.
• Communicates with RN regarding any nutrition issues, such as poor appetite or verbalized lack of understanding of diet changes.
• Assists department with administrative tasks to support department operations.
• Answers patient call bell and relays message to appropriate personnel.
• Performs assigned tests such as glucose monitoring and maintains quality control testing & logs, according to department policy.
• Performs airway, cardiac, and trauma management based on scope of practice.
• Assists with emergency childbirth.
• Ability to perform EKG, but cannot interpret data.
• Administers medication with physician written order.
• Ability to perform nasotracheal intubation, bipap administration and management, nasogastric tube replacement, orogastric tube replacement, eye irrigation with Morgan lens.
• Performs additional duties as assigned based on scope of practice.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Current Certification through State Board of Emergency Medical Services issued by state where services will be provided: MD: Paramedic License through the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, OH: Certified Paramedic through Ohio Emergency Medical Services, WV: Certified Paramedic through West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.
• Current Paramedic Certification through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) (unless WV license is State License Only) (SLO).
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
• Two (2) years of experience in an Emergency Department or pre-hospital setting.

Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate with staff and patients.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments.

Location

• South Charleston, West Virginia

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2 years experience

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Basic Life Support certification
• Paramedic License (MD, OH, or WV)
• Paramedic Certification (NREMT)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification (preferred)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (preferred)
• Two (2) years of college in an applicable course of study (nursing, biology, physical therapy, or sports medicine) (preferred)

About the Company

• THOM Thomas Hospitals
• Cost Center: 51 THOM Nursing Emergency Services
• Address: 4605 Maccorkle Ave SW South Charleston West Virginia

Equal Opportunity

• West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.