Mt. Pleasant, Michigan30+ days ago
Competently performs patient care procedures including but not limited to: Intravenous catheter placement and Intravenous (IV) fluid management; wound care including prep and irrigations, application of dressings including burn dressing; removal of sutures and staples; urinary catheterizations; orthopedic splinting, triage, oxygen management, bladder scanning, medication administration based on the medication education provided during paramedic training and the approved emergency department medication list. Knowledge of cardiac rhythm analysis, pharmacology, invasive techniques including pleural decompression, cricothryotomy, endotracheal intubation, external pacemaker, interosseous access, central and peripheral intravenous access, insertion of esophageal obturator airway, blood sugar analysis, fiberglass application, and non-invasive techniques including pulse oximetry analysis, heart and lung sound analysis, and blood pressure analysis in less than optimal environments.