SWAT Paramedic

About This Role

Provide short-term care and transport for in-patients during intra-hospital transfers for diagnostic tests and procedures, monitoring patient condition and documenting findings.

Responsibilities

• Observe, monitor, and document patient condition, including vital signs, and report changes to the medically responsible healthcare 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 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, ultrasound)
• Provide comfort measures for patients including blankets, hot/cold packs, pillows

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current Michigan Licensure as an EMT-P
• 3 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)

Qualifications

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

Nice to Have

• Clinical pediatric experience

Certifications