Paramedic – Full Time Nights

Here’s What You Need

·            High School Diploma or Equivalent required

·            3 months paramedic experience or completion of a paramedic internship required

·            1 year experience paramedic experience in EMS or fire department preferred

·            EMT-P – Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic upon hire required or

·            LP – Licensed Paramedic upon hire required or

·            ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days within hire and 

·            BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required and

·            PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days of hire required and

·            CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training required within 90 days of hire and maintained annually

·            Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast-paced environment, positive interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills, able to perform basic computer skills. 

 

 

What You Will Do

·          Responds to others’ priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs; incorporates population-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding others’ frame of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others; Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.

·          Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, developmental and diversity needs of the patient.

·          Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.

·          Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others’ opinions; collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

 

 

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee

·           Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

·           A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

 

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County, and outlying areas. Our caregivers live in these tight knit communities too therefore we have a particular interest in providing the best care possible for you – our neighbors, friends, and family members.

 

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.     

 

 

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