SWAT Paramedic

About This Role

Provide essential short-term care and transport for in-patients during intra-hospital movements for diagnostic tests and procedures within Michigan Medicine's new D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion.

Responsibilities

• Observe, monitor and document patient condition, including vital signs and report changes to the medically responsible health care professional
• Measure, report, and record vital signs, manually and per monitor
• Inform responsible nurse immediately of abnormal findings
• Identify specific arrhythmias: Asystole, Ventricular fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia, Tachy-arrhythmias, Brady-arrhythmias, Artifact, Multiple PVCs
• Document findings on the SWAT nursing flow sheet and centricity as outlined in the Documentation Policy
• Provide for the safety of self, patients and others by adherence to hospital safety guidelines, policies, and practices
• Use equipment correctly, per unit policy
• Clean equipment and work area
• Transport, ambulate, move and lift patients
• Assist in positioning patients for procedures (e.g., MRI, CT scanners, ultrasound)
• Provide comfort measures for patients (e.g., blankets, hot/cold packs, pillows)

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current Michigan Licensure as an EMT-P
• 2 years recent (within one year) experience as a paramedic
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills as evidenced by progressive responsibility in ED / pre-hospital setting
• Excellent clinical skills including IV insertion, veni-puncture, and arrhythmia recognition
• Excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure of emergency situations
• Current Basic Life Support Provider verification
• Able to make a minimum of one-year commitment to SWAT program
• Advanced cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS)
• Clinical pediatric experience

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years recent (within one year) experience as a paramedic

Certifications