Paramedic

Geisinger

Wilkes-Barre, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Advanced Life Support (ALS), Adverse Events, Affiliate Marketing, Basic Life Support (BLS), Communication Systems, Community Support, Customer Support/Service, Documentation, Driver's License, EMT-Paramedics, Emergency Care, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Services, Firefighting, Hospital, Housekeeping/Cleaning, Legal, Organizational Development/Management, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Follow-up, Patient Safety, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Process Development, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Regulations, Reporting Skills, Training Program

LOCATION

Wilkes-Barre, PA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Summary

$7500 Bonus to those who qualify!! Relocation assistance! Provides pre-hospital advanced life support services in accordance with the Pennsylvania -Emergency Medical Services Act (37-2009) and consistent with related rules, regulations and regional protocols.

Job Duties

+ Responds as dispatched within defined geographic coverage area to enhance community advanced life support services.

+ Abides by all Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Laws.

+ Performs patient assessment and obtains historical data; conveys pertinent findings via two-way communications systems to appropriate Medical Commander.

+ Effects patient care within the scope of practice and in accordance with regional triage, treatment and transfer protocols.

+ Assumes control position at scene of pre-hospital patient encounter; provides appropriate direction to primary response personnel.

+ Conducts vehicle and equipment survey at onset of assigned tour and following patient encounters; participates in maintaining preparedness for response.

+ Performs routine equipment and vehicle checks at the change of each shift and uses proper written documentation.

+ Completes written report to detail outcome of each dispatch; promptly submits report of each patient encounter at both destination facility and base location.

+ Participates in the orientation of newly hired personnel.

+ Provides preceptorships as assigned for new personnel, students accepted from affiliate agency programs and volunteers.

+ Shares in housekeeping duties along with other crew members.

+ Responsible for actively participating in patient safety improvement and management program.

+ Assumes responsibility for identifying processes or systems that could potentially lead to errors and adverse events.

+ Knows and follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures applicable to assigned duties.

+ Participates in required organizational and departmental patient safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational patient safety.

+ Promptly reports serious events and incidents in accordance with established hospital policy and procedure.

+ Responsible for coordination with local Fire and Rescue personnel in conducting joint Fire and Emergency Medicine Services operations.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions  

MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive  

Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones  

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more. 

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Certified Paramedic - Default Issuing Body; Valid Driver's License - Default Issuing Body

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

About the Company

Geisinger

For communities across the country, health doesn’t have to be a destination: It can be a daily opportunity. At Geisinger, we empower our communities to do well and be well by removing barriers to advanced healthcare in all the moments where health makes its home. For more than 100 years, we’ve served our region while working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing them services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://jobs.geisinger.org/

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