Paramedic - ECC Emergency Care
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 29, 2024
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Job Description:
Job DescriptionDescriptionSummary:The Emergency Department (ED)
Paramedic is a certified and/or licensed paramedic and is part of
the hospital's Emergency Department patient care team. Reporting to
the ED Nursing Director or Nursing Manager, the ED Paramedic
collaboratively works in a complementary and assistive role with
nursing. Under the direct clinical supervision of the licensed
physician present in the same area or adjacent area, the paramedic
provides assistance and performs procedures, and is authorized to
provide advanced life support, administer medications and perform a
patient evaluation of signs and symptoms based on their field skill
sets. The ED Paramedic assists the nursing staff in providing
patient care in accordance with training, competence and skill.
He/she is knowledgeable of and follows all hospital policies and
procedures. Consistently assists the patient care team with
maintaining a clean, well-organized, adequately stocked and safe
patient environment. Our 27-bed Emergency Department is designated
as a Level 4 Trauma Center. The ED is capable of providing
emergency, urgent and non-urgent care to patients of all ages.
Patients in need of medical-surgical and sub-specialty services are
seen and treated in the Emergency Department. The patients seeking
care have a wide range of needs from basic ambulatory care to
trauma intervention and life support. We are a primary Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention (PCI) center and Primary Stroke Center.
Currently working on an ED expansion plan to include the addition
of patient treatments rooms as well as CT, X-Ray and Laboratory all
located inside the Emergency Department.CHRISTUS Health has a very
strict Code of Ethics Guide. It is implemented in the highest
standards and is part of our everyday responsibilities. Our actions
are filled with a spirit of mutual respect, which encourages us to
treat those we serve with compassion, respect and dignity. Do you
want to work in a friendly, professional and supportive faith-based
organization? Come and join our Westover hills
family!Requirements:
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