Paramedic - Emergency Department

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Join Cleveland Clinic’s Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center to become a caregiver at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing the community with advanced specialty care, primary care and various surgical services. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding, lifelong career at Cleveland Clinic.

Paramedics provide emergency treatment, including advanced life support, to patients in emergencies. The Paramedic's role is to assess the urgent medical needs of patients and stabilize their conditions. Paramedics are the most highly trained emergency medical responders.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position will work between 11:00am and 11:30pm or between 7:00pm and 7:30am.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide patient care in the Emergency Department under the direct supervision of an RN.  

• Obtain and record vital signs. 

• Perform EKGs, CPR and phlebotomy and oral, nasal and/or ET suctioning.  

• Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy and saline locks.  

• Notify the RN and/or physician of rhythm changes.  

• Apply orthopaedic appliances and simple splints.  

• Size crutches and teach crutch walking.  

• Assist with equipment setup, chest tubes, gastric lavage, LP, etc.  

• Assist with restraint and seclusion of patients and apply restraint devices.  

• Transport patients and specimens.  

• Assist with sterile procedures and cleaning/maintaining supplies and equipment.  

• Perform fluid/drug administration.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Completion of an accredited EMS-Paramedic Training Program 

• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio 

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) 

• Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic Training Program 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Certification 

• One year of experience as an EMT-P 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full body motion to move and lift patients, manual finger dexterity with good eye-hand coordination; involves extensive standing and walking.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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