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Provides direct patient care in the Emergency Room under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) and in accordance with established standards of practice. Maintains professional accountability for delivering high-quality patient care and collaborates with other departments to support coordinated, effective services. Upholds patient rights and ensures strict confidentiality of patient information. Performs all duties in alignment with our Mission, Values, and Mercy Service Standards.
Position Details: Paramedic - IP - St. Louis Emergency Department Part time - 12 hours a week
Qualifications Education High school diploma or GED required.
Licensure Graduate of an EMT-P program and licensed in the state of practice.
Experience New or experienced paramedics welcome.
Physical Requirements Frequent standing and walking. Significant bending, lifting, and patient movement.
Certifications (Preferred prior to hire but may be obtained during orientation) Basic Life Support (AHA) ACLS (may be required based on department) PALS (may be required based on department)
Safety & Risk Management Follows infection control practices and responds appropriately to crises. Protects patient rights and supports fall and restraint safety. Maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment; reports facility repair needs. Ensures the department remains orderly and free of clutter.
Coordination of Services Involves patients and families in care decisions and assists RNs with admissions/discharges. Performs assessments as directed and provides safe patient handoffs (SBAR, bedside report, rounding). Communicates changes in condition to the RN/provider promptly. Supports care planning, documentation, and patient progress toward outcomes. Maintains knowledge of scope of practice, completes required competencies, and participates in process improvement. Reinforces patient/family education and completes assigned protocols. Prioritizes care with the RN and delegates tasks to UAPs based on competency.
Primary Clinical Responsibilities Administers IV push meds (including narcotics), verifies high-risk meds, and manages infusions. Manages respiratory devices and provides care for intubated patients. Performs reassessments, patient scales (RASS, CIWA), and EKG interpretation. Completes procedures such as splinting, POC testing, and removal of sutures/staples/drains.
Complex Clinical Responsibilities Manages hypothermia protocols and central lines (flushes, dressings, meds). Monitors blood products, stops infusions for reactions, and acts as second verifier. Uses ultrasound-guided and external jugular IV access; operates rapid infusers. Provides lifespan care, transports critical patients, and applies/removes restraints.
Communication Management Completes discharge documentation, removes IVs, and reinforces education. Uses multi-line phone systems professionally. Applies HEARTS service-recovery method. Provides accurate updates to patients/families and communicates delays, next steps, and expectations.
Why Mercy? From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period. Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, youll grow with us.
Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.
Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.