Paramedic (Per Diem)

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Job Description: Paramedic

The Paramedic is responsible for providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) services. Provides quality pre-hospital care to individuals of all age groups when delivering emergency care and transportation. Assures the safe and prompt transportation of patients while ensuring that the care is performed in a timely, professional manner. This is a professional job that must remain flexible and may include working in hazardous conditions and in uncontrolled environments while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Responsibilities:

• Provides quality pre-hospital care to individuals of all age groups when delivering emergency care and transportation.
• Assures the safe and prompt transportation of patients while ensuring that the care is performed in a timely, professional manner.
• Uses critical thinking skills to assess, triage, communicate, treat, and transport patients of all ages and populations in various settings.
• Integrates care seamlessly with all other emergency agencies, including police, fire, other ALS and BLS, as well as healthcare providers in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Completes patient care reports on each patient.
• Performs daily operational tasks in support of the department.
• Ensures all actions are in accordance with all the State of New Jersey Guidelines in (N.J.A.C. 8:41) regarding Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics (MICP) / Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) and in compliance with HMH protocols, policies, and procedures for the provision of ALS services.