Critical Care Transport Paramedic II - Life Reach - Coastal

Job description

Summary: The critical care paramedic serves as a team member of the critical care transport team by utilizing their knowledge and skills to function as a ‘physician extender’, bringing tertiary management skills to the bedside of critically ill or injured patients.
• Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
• Maintains positive communication (written and spoken) when collaborating with healthcare facilities.
• Proficient in all job responsibilities and expectations listed under Paramedic I. Including those advanced skills below:
• Rapid sequence intubation
• Advanced airway management, including cricothyroidotomy
• Needle thoracentesis
• IO insertion
• Radial arterial line (A-line) insertion and monitoring
• Ventilator management (and initiation)
• Ultrasound diagnostic bedside imaging
• Demonstrates competency and knowledge in the following:
• Critical Care ground transport:
• Critical Care and Emergent physiological conditions, i.e., STEMI, LVO, trauma, high-risk OB, Sepsis,
• Ambulance Safe Operation/DOT Standards, Crew Resource Management (CRM), Just Culture,
• Incident Command Systems (ICS) and role in disaster responses
• Demonstrates general knowledge of Incident Command Systems (ICS) and role in disaster responses.
• Demonstrates understanding and proficiency in disaster triage.
• Other duties & skills as assigned and approved.

Qualifications /Training:
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience with a busy 911 system AND current critical care certification
• Previous critical care ground or flight experience preferred.
• Knowledge in advanced airway & ventilator management required.
• Successful completion of Life Reach CCT Concepts within 6 months of hire
• NIMS 100 and 200 required within 6 months of hire

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:
• High School Diploma AND
• South Carolina Paramedic Certification
• National Registered Paramedic certification.
• Valid Driver’s license
• ACLS, PALS, BLS certifications are required.
• Current Critical Care Board Certification (FP-C, CCP-C) Required
• Associate Degree in Health Science, Paramedicine or Fire Science preferred

Job Type: full-time; 80 hours biweekly; as scheduled.