Paramedic in Portsmouth

Serve as a Paramedic on a Specialty Care Team at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA., delivering advanced critical care to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients during high-acuity inter-facility transports and emergency operations. This role requires expert clinical judgment, proficiency with advanced procedures and specialized equipment, and close collaboration with medical teams to ensure safe, continuous care across transport, emergency, and hospital settings.

Required Qualifications

• Degree/Education: Certificate, Graduate from an accredited NREMT program.
• Possess and maintain certification as an NREMT, NRAEMT, NRP from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) or applicable state EMT certification.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support for Health Care Providers certification (PALS).
• Licensure/Registration: Valid license to operate any Emergency Vehicle/Ambulance.
• Experience: Twelve (12) months of experience as an NR-P after graduation.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Paramedic on a Specialty Care Team (SCT), providing specialized care utilizing critical care skills and intensive observational monitoring techniques to assess patient condition and provide an advanced level of specialized care to all critically ill patients (surgical, medical and pediatrics).
• Conduct long distance inter-facility critical care patient transfers to include critical care transport to higher level of care hospitals and medical centers.
• Administer critical care drugs as necessary which require specialized knowledge of the monitoring and infusion equipment and the effects, side effects, doses, and dosages calculations due to the potency and potential to cause serious complications.
• Operate specialized medical equipment i.e., resuscitators, defibrillators, electrocardiographs, oxygen apparatus, intravenous pumps, rapid intravenous infusers and ventilation devices.
• Administer oxygen, intravenous (IV) fluids, blood transfusions and all types of medications during emergent events by various routes to include but not limited to intravenous, intraosseous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, by mouth and rectal. Calculate dosages, observe and treat adverse reactions to medications. Document administration of medications in accordance with established charting procedures.
• Perform complex or potentially life-threatening procedures such as Rapid Sequence Induction, cardioversion and surgical cricothyrotomy.
• Provide treatment of traumatic injuries and mobilize for transport.
• Provide pediatric and OB care by performing an advanced assessment and treatment of the pediatric patient, performing emergency childbirth and treatment of predelivery complications and provide newborn resuscitation.
• Inventory all supplies and equipment. After each patient call, replace linens, blankets and other medical supplies; checks, cleans and disinfects reusable equipment; sends supplies and equipment for sterilization as required and check ambulance supplies and equipment to ensure the vehicle is sanitary and ready for the next run.
• Prepare appropriate patient and vehicle documentation and reports to ensure medical requirements are met.
• When not performing other duties as needed and/or as required, assist in providing care in the Emergency Department as needed within their scope of practice. This includes, but is not limited to, patient assessment, medication administration by various routes, obtaining blood samples, obtain intravenous access and intubation.

Work Environment & Schedule

24 hours per day, 7 days per week, including holidays. Typical shift may include but is not limited to 0600-1800, 1500-2300, 2200-0600 and 1800-0600. Located at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA.

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