Paramedic - Full Time -Springfield

Position Paramedic (EMT-P)

Location Springfield

Hours / Shift Full-Time, 12 Hour Shifts, 84 Hours Per Pay Period

Overview

Performs direct patient care including assessment, evaluation, and basic and advanced medical rescue to access, stabilize, evacuate, and transport patients to an appropriate destination. Paramedics may also perform clerical, maintenance, and other related duties as assigned.

Job Duties :

• Operates an emergency vehicle, responding to emergency and non-emergency scenes and transporting patients to appropriate destinations.
• Ensures that the assigned ambulance and items of equipment are stocked, clean, maintained and ready to use.
• Assesses patient to promote optimal levels of wellness throughout pre-hospital care and implements patient care to assure comprehensive holistic care
• Demonstrates proficiency in pre-hospital basic & advanced life support skills.
• Demonstrates appropriate radio communications including; fluency, organization, and accuracy.

Qualifications

Position requires the ability to push, pull, and / or lift 50 lbs on a regular basis.

Key Mercy Benefits :

EEO / AA / Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans

We Offer Great Benefits :

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We re bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We re expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We re also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care that s just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

EEO / AA / Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans