Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Paramedic ED PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Putnam Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a(an) Paramedic ED PRN where your passion for creating positive patient interactions are valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Consistently deliver the best in customer service and patient care. As a team member, demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with patients, families, visitors and other employees

• Champion HCA’s mission, vision and values; comply with the policies and procedures, ethical standards and code of conduct set forth by the company

• Assess a patient’s condition and determine a course of treatment in collaboration with the ER medical and nursing staff.

• Paramedic may initiate IO access, and peripheral and external Jugular IV access once competencies are completed. Also included in job duties requiring competencies: perform EKGs and various specimen collections but not limited to venipuncture, nasal and throat swabs, iStat specimens, and urine specimens.

• Perform patient care as defined by scope of practice – duties may include but not limited to taking vital signs, assisting patients with bathing, eating, dressing, transfers and ambulation, repositioning patients in bed to prevent skin breakdown, change linens, record oral intake and measure urinary output, collect specimens for tests, supply and empty bed pans, interact with patients and family, and transport patients and equipment.

• Monitor patients and report any variances from normal to the nurse Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.

• Maintain detailed and accurate records. Document care according to hospital policies and procedures and in a clear, concise and legible manner.

• Report/document all incidents such as errors and patient incidents to hospital staff as defined in hospital policy and procedures.

• Checking, inventorying, cleaning and Re-stocking supplies

• Provides a variety of patient care services such as: Obtaining and labeling specimens, Applies splints, ortho appliances, ice bags, Assists patients in/out of beds, chairs or wheelchairs, Assists patients to ambulate, ensures patient hygiene, alters patient’s position as needed, sets up for suturing, applies dressing to burns, lacerations, and abrasions, immobilizes orthopedic injuries for the application of slings, splints, and dressings, assists with Post Mortem Care

• Distributes trays and feeds patient as needed

• Answers patients’ requests promptly and reports to charge nurse

• Participates in patient data collection

• Relieves Unit Coordinator

• Gives accurate report of care provided and patients response, to nurse co-assigned to the patients

• Assists patients between car and Emergency Department stretcher via wheelchair

• Keeps patients/families informed of plan of care and changes in patients condition

• Orders supplies as needed from Materials Management and Kitchen

• Assists in orienting new personnel as requested

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Successful completion of a Paramedic education program which meets state certification requirements.

• Valid Florida Paramedic License

• No Travel Required

• 1 year of EMT or Paramedic experience.

HCA Florida Putnam Hospital is a 99-bed acute care facility serving North Central Florida. Our hospital is located in Palatka, Florida. We serve the residents of Putnam County and surrounding areas. We provide the latest technology with the assurance of highly trained and empathetic professionals. We have a 10-bed intensive care unit and a 24-hour emergency department. We have a cardiac catheterization laboratory and offer inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services. Our hospital offers a full complement of quality healthcare services while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.  In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Paramedic ED PRN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.