Paramedic Er - Ft - Elkader

Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Description:
POSITION PURPOSE:
Respond to 911 calls, interfacility, and tiered transfer requests, providing direct patient care. Under general supervision of a Registered Nurse, assist with delegated tasks of direct and indirect patient care within MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Emergency Department. Initiate and provide care within the scope of practice as defined by law providing emergency care to a wide range of patients including pediatric, adult, and geriatric. Maintain inventory of supplies in ER and order as directed from Materials Management.
Job Description Details:
Your best life. Our one purpose.
At MercyOne, we own our actions to achieve our larger goals. We invest in great people and ask that you make each experience your responsibility.
What we offer:
We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:

• Wellness programs
• Education reimbursement
• Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision.
• Paid time off.
• Long- and short-term leave
• Retirement planning
• Life insurance coverage

What you will do:

• Provide direct patient care in both the pre-hospital and hospital setting.
• Cover on-call hours as directed and per departmental need.
• Prepare annual education plan for EMS staff in conjunction with the EMS Manager.
• Help Prepare and conduct training on a regular basis for EMS staff to meet requirements as well as identified departmental needs.
• Maintain training logs and track your own CEH's.
• Assist in the preparation of the State Inspection through organized record keeping and maintenance of required training documents.
• Responsible for EMS and ER inventory management and maintenance of equipment within the rigs as well as pagers and radios. Conduct rig checks on a monthly basis. Follow-up on inventory issues, equipment concerns, and maintenance needs timely.
• Attend more than 75% of all meetings and training unless approved by EMS Manager.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Follow all policies within your scope of practice in the field during EMS calls.
• Follow all policies within MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Emergency Room and in hospital scope of practice to include care, charting and duties assigned.
• Shift times 0530-1800 and 1730-0600. Paramedic must report to Nursing report. At the start of each shift, unless patient care in ER, EMS Run, or EMS education or meeting.

What we are looking for:

• Certified State of Iowa Paramedic must maintain active Certification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in providing emergency care to patients in the pre-hospital or hospital setting.
• Minimum of 1-year leadership experience in education and training (preferred).
• Knowledge of National Incident Management System and Emergency Preparedness.
• Current BLS. Obtain and maintain ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications.

MercyOne Eastern Iowa provides exceptional, personalized care to Dubuque, Dyersville, Elkader, Clinton and surrounding areas providing more than 300 licensed beds. MercyOne Eastern Iowa operates four medical centers in Dubuque, Elkader, Dyersville and Clinton. Our facility in Clinton has branches in DeWitt, Fulton and Morrison specializing in family medicine and Savanna Home Health & Hospice Care based in Illinois.

• MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center
• MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
• MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
• MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

With a history dating back more than 130 years, MercyOne Eastern Iowa has grown through expansions, acquisitions and consolidations to help provide exceptional, personalized care to our communities. Our four medical centers employ over 2,000 colleagues and medical staff improving access and creating an even higher level of care coordination to benefit patients and communities throughout the region.
Our Mission:
We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel, as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
Our Core Values:

• Reverence
• Commitment to Those Who are Poor
• Safety
• Justice
• Stewardship
• Integrity

Our Vision:

• We will be the most trusted health partner for life.

Our Actions:
As a Trinity Health colleague, I will:

• Listen to understand.
• Learn continuously.
• Keep it simple.
• Create solutions.
• Deliver outstanding service.
• Own and speak up for safety
• Expect, embrace and initiate change.
• Demonstrate exceptional teamwork.
• Trust and assume good intentions.
• Hold myself and others accountable for results.
• Communicate directly with respect and honesty.
• Serve every person with empathy, dignity and compassion.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our Promise:

• We Listen.
• We Partner.
• We Make it Easy.

MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.