Paramedic - Full Time Nights

Texas Health Rockwall is looking for a Full-time Paramedic to join the team. Is that you?

Work location: Texas Health Rockwall 3150 Horizon Rd, TX 75032

Work hours: Full Time, 36 hours weekly, Nights 7pm-7am

Department highlights:

• Engaged leadership that actively work to assist staff and set them up for success.

Here’s What You Need

· H.S. 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 90 days within hire required and

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

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

· CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually required

What You Will Do

Accountability/Basic Human Needs

· 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.

· Other duties as appropriately delegated by RN.

Teamwork

· 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.

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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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