Description
Paramedic 2
Pediatric Emergency Dept
FT Nights
1905744
Your Role:
Independently works off assessment skills to activate patient care protocols to deliver patient care within the Tennessee paramedic scope of practice within the defined Vanderbilt paramedic scope of practice. Responsible for triage care in the field as well as the Emergency Department. Responsible for effective communication to ensure safe and quality patient care in paramedic team, transport and handover.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Actively participates with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct patient care.
- Transports patients via various modes of transportation while providing quality ALS and Critical Care management to all ages.
- Responds to emergency requests within Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt sponsored or other contracted events.
- Utilizes the problem solving model to independent resolve patient problems and follow through with HCT to implement solutions.
- Identifies patient and unit problems and finds solutions to resolve problems and follows through to implement solutions.
- Effectively communicates patient handover to the health care team.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Required:
- Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) and 2 years relevant experience
Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
- Licensed Paramedic Required
- Tennessee Drivers License - F Endorsement Required
Preferred:
Position Shift:
- 7:00 pm-7:00 am/3 shifts a week
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
- US News & World Report: #1 Hospital in Tennessee, #1 Health Care Provider in Nashville, #1 Audiology ( Bill Wilkerson Center ), 9 adult and 9 pediatric clinical specialties ranked among the nation's best, #15 Education and Training
- Truven Health Analytics: among the top 100 hospitals in the US
- Becker's Hospital Review: one of the "100 Greatest Hospitals in America"
- The Leapfrog Group: grade "A" in Hospital Safety Score
- National Institutes of Health: among the top 10 grant awardees for medical research in the US
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: 12 faculty members elected fellows in 2014
- Magnet Recognition Program: Vanderbilt nurses are the only group honored in Middle Tennessee
- Nashville Business Journal: Middle Tennessee's healthiest employer
- American Hospital Association: among the 100 "Most Wired" medical systems in the US
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