Paramedic Emergency Department
Core
Provide emergency medical care, assess patient acuity, and support resuscitation efforts in the Emergency Department under medical direction.
Role type
Paramedic (Emergency Department)
Builds
Patient stabilization and acute care interventions
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
patient assessment, airway management, IV insertion, medication administration, ECG interpretation, cardio-vascular monitoring, documentation, resuscitation
Preferred skills
FP-C or CCT-P Certification, ICU/Burn/CVCU experience
Technologies
ECG monitors, infusion pumps, pulse-oximeters, end-tidal CO2 monitors
Responsibilities
Evaluate patient acuity and match care needs to resources; perform basic patient care including positioning, phlebotomy, and spinal precautions; administer or monitor approved medications; manage airway and oxygenation; participate in critical patient resuscitation; document assessment and progress; communicate status changes to nurses and physicians.