• Paramedic Night Shift

    Texas Health Resources (Fort Worth, TX)


    Paramedic Night Shift

     

    _Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together_

     

    Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, TX 76104.

     

    Work hours: 3-night shifts per week full-time, 7:00PM to 7:00AM and includes rotating weekends and holidays.

     

    Here's What You Need

    Education:

    High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.

    Experience:

    Three (3) months recent Paramedic experience or completion of a Paramedic Internship is required.

     

    One (1) year of Paramedic experience is preferred.

     

    Licenses and Certifications

     

    EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic upon hire required

     

    LP - Licensed Paramedic Upon Hire required

     

    ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire required,

     

    BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support upon hire required.

     

    PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 days of hire required.

     

    CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention training within 60 days of hire required.

     

    Skills

     

    Possesses organizational skills to function in a fast paced environment, positive interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication skills, able to perform basic computer skills.

     

    What You Will Do

     

    Accountability/Basic Human Needs

     

    Responds to others' priorities regarding privacy, confidentiality, safety, physical, psychological, cognitive, religious and social needs; incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care; honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance and respect; appreciates unique meanings and is concerned with understanding others frame of reference; engages family/caregivers in health care situations; uses mutual problem solving and exhibits professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties; gives reassurance, listens and concentrates on others; Is reliable, available and attentive; communicates a supportive, open, positive and tolerant attitude.

     

    Performs technical skills that are adapted to reflect the population-specific, developmental and diversity needs of the patient.

     

    Provides safe patient care under the delegation of appropriate Physician and competency sign-off.

     

    Other duties as appropriately delegated by RN.

     

    Teamwork

     

    Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team; incorporates and participates in adopted communication tools; promotes a cost-effective team by judicious use of resources; leads by example by giving priority to doing the right thing for patient care; adapts to changes in workload; demonstrates flexibility related to patient needs, staffing and patient acuity; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

     

    Shared Decision Making

     

    Actively participates in the Shared Governance model at unit, entity, and/or system level; actively engages in finding solutions for unit, division and/or entity concerns or issues; uses multiple available tools to stay informed of changes, updates and communications; demonstrates the ability to respectfully listen to others' opinions; Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe individualized care.

     

    Professional Development

     

    Participates in change; understands, promotes, and values ed evidence-based practices, quality improvement, and/or research, and utilizes them in practice; follows guidelines and recommendations defined by regulatory or professional practice agencies. Provides daily care that achieves outcome targets for core measures, NPSG, employee satisfaction, patient satisfaction, NDNQI and other unit/organizational metrics; demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and development; demonstrates a commitment to advancing the professional practice of paramedicine; incorporates ethical principles from the Texas Department of State Health Services EMT Code of Ethics.

     

    KPIs Assists in meeting departmental/hospital KPIs related to: Patient outcomes, customer satisfaction, financial performance, organizational effectiveness and community health care.

     

    Texas Health Fort Worth is an 851-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Fort Worth community since 1930.

     

    We offer advanced care in cardiovascular services, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine, and emergency medicine. Our hospital also features certified programs in Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement, Brain Tumor Treatment, Advanced Spine Care, and Advanced Palliative Care. We are also home to a kidney transplant program that underscores our high-acuity capabilities, and we support Graduate Medical Education (GME) to help train the next generation of physicians.

     

    Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and a Level I Trauma Center. We are also a designated Magnet hospital and recognized as the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. Texas Health Fort Worth continues to be a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's health, cardiac care, and more.

    Additional perks of being a Texas Health Paramedic

    + Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.

    + Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

    + Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

    + A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

     

    If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

     

    Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

     

    _Do you still have questions or concerns?_ Feel free to email your questions to [email protected]

     

    Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

     

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.