Paramedic - Part Time
Core
Provides pre-hospital advanced life support services, responding to emergencies within a defined geographic area to enhance community advanced life support.
Role type
Paramedic (Pre-hospital Advanced Life Support)
Builds
Emergency medical response and patient care services
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medical Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, historical data collection, two-way communications, regional triage protocols, treatment protocols, transfer protocols, scene control, direction of primary response personnel, vehicle and equipment survey, equipment checks, written documentation, patient safety improvement, process identification, coordination with Fire and Rescue
Preferred skills
Orientation of new personnel, preceptorship, housekeeping duties
Technologies
Two-way communications systems, vehicle and equipment
Responsibilities
Respond to dispatched calls within geographic coverage area, perform patient assessment and obtain historical data, convey findings to Medical Commander, effect patient care within scope of practice, assume control position at scene, conduct vehicle and equipment surveys, perform routine equipment and vehicle checks, complete written reports of patient encounters, participate in orientation and preceptorships for new personnel, share in housekeeping duties, participate in patient safety improvement programs, identify processes leading to errors, follow organizational policies, report serious events, coordinate with local Fire and Rescue personnel
Seniority
Regular employee, part-time (20 hours/week)