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Join our team of Life Changers!

UPMC is hiring a Casual-Paramedic to support the Adams County.

This position offers flexible scheduling. Must be able to work 36 hours every quarter.

A pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

+ Reflects a positive attitude to the customer in a high stress environment at all times, with a clear understanding of who the customer is.

+ Provide advanced life support to critically ill or injured patients in adherence with established protocols and standards of care, assessing online medical command or other resources when appropriate.

+ Demonstrates competency related to pharmacological interventions.

+ Ensures safe operation of patient laden stretcher employing appropriate stretcher discipline at all times.

+ Maintains safe loading, unloading, adjustment of head of stretcher, and stretcher movement.

+ Completes all official documentation in a timely manner such as payroll, expense reports, orientation forms, etc.

+ Demonstrates the ability to establish a rapport with customers; including the ability to create and sustain a positive relationship; regardless of circumstances, environment, or patient presentation.

+ Responds promptly and efficiently to all requests for service.

+ Maintains clean patient environment as well as crew quarters

+ Maintains fitness for duty by adhering to all employee health requirements.

+ Reports injuries and completes the appropriate documentation, no matter how minor, to a supervisor in a timely manner.

+ Demonstrates skills, competencies, and judgment necessary to provide patient care in any environment; using educational resources that are required or made available.

+ Ensures crew is logged onto computer duty roster

+ Ensures the safety of patients and all others.

+ Utilizes appropriate safety channels to report safety concerns and uses tools available to enhance a safe work environment.

+ Participates constructively in the peer-review driven quality improvement program.

+ Performs all assigned duties, including daily, weekly, monthly, or other duties assigned by the base site manager, including (but not limited to):

+ Ensures patient and family confidentiality and dignity at all times.

+ Adheres to rules for scheduling, including schedule requests, minimum time, and availability.

+ Selects and uses personal protective equipment appropriate to the level of the anticipated hazard.

+ Equipment checks Transport log Medication log

+ Documents appropriate assessment, interventions, and other pertinent patient information in a timely manner.

+ Collects and promptly processes demographic, medical necessity, and other necessary billing information.

+ High school diploma or equivalent

+ 1 year EMS pre-hospital experience at the advance life support provider level preferred

+ Must be able to lift, carry, push and/or pull weight up to 100 pounds.

+ Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions required.

+ Must be eligible to receive medical command authorization by the Medical Director, have reliable transportation, and be willing to travel to any base site as assigned.

+ Must be able to successfully complete the prescribed orientation program, including classroom.

+ Must work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities, and specialized equipment. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** PA accredited PA Emergency Vehicle Operator (EMSVO) certification required within 90 days of hire.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Driver's License

+ Emergency Vehicle Operator

+ Paramedic

+ Clearances must be dated within 90 days

+ Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran