Transport Team Paramedic - 36 hours weekly - "$15K Sign on Bonus Eligible" - Ground and Flight

Attention Paramedics! Children's National Hospital has raised rates for Transport Team Paramedic positions.

As a member of the transport team, provide safe, efficient and effective inter-facility transport to a wide variety of ill and injured patients. Provides advanced life support care necessary to stabilize and transport patients. The provision of this care may occur with on-line medical direction or with standing protocols under a physician's direction in conjunction with other providers (i.e. Emergency Medical Technicians). Provides staffing in the Emergency Communications and Information Center.

• Ensure a quick response to all transport requests.

• Provide developmentally appropriate care.

• Perform patient assessment and prioritize care based on assessment.

• Continuously re-assess patient and perform advanced role skills according to standard protocols or on-line physician direction.

• Distinguish between normal and abnormal findings, and recognize clinical deterioration in all age groups.

• Maintain proficiency with transport and patient care equipment including, but not limited to, monitors, infusion pumps, external pacer, defibrillator, and transport ventilators.

• Administer and monitor medications as outlined by transport service policies and procedures within scope of practice.

• Follow all transport protocols as directed by medical control for transport services.

• Document patient care as specified by department and hospital guidelines.

• Promote family centered care in the transport environment.

• Maintain proficiency in all skills and medications that are part of the department scope of practice and clinical protocols for ALS II providers.

• Obtain and evaluate pre-transport patient information.

• Maintain proficiency and professionalism in communication using all modalities.

• Maintain an open line of communication with the referring physician, ECIC and the CNH physician as the patient's condition warrants during transport.

• Communicate all pertinent patient information in both written and verbal form.

• Provide written and verbal reports to the receiving provider in an organized and timely manner.

• Complete patient transport documentation in a timely manner.

• Provide staffing in the Emergency Communications and Information Center .

• Responsible for safe loading and unloading of patients and family and to ensure patient and equipment are safely secured during transport.

• Maintain current knowledge of locations and efficient travel routes to referring facilities.

• Maintain ambulance in clean and neat working order and ensure adequate inventories of supplies including patient care equipment, linen, vehicle fuel and fluids; complete all equipment and safety checks as soon as possible during shift.

• Provide prompt notification of deficiencies identified during safety checks.

• Anticipate patient needs and secure proper equipment and personnel.

• Promptly communicate safety and equipment concerns per policy.

• Maintain CNH Transport Team safety standards.

• Responsible for the clinical care of patients during Advanced Life Support transports and to assist in the clinical care of patients during Specialty Care Transports.

• Recognize recurring problems and participate in their resolution.

• Participate in the transport data collection.

• Assist in marketing and public relation events.

• Actively participate in patient review and performance improvement projects.

• Assist with appropriate clinical duties within institution.

• Assume self-directed role during low periods of activity.

• Act as a resource and role model to other staff.

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance.

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation.

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation.

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication.

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers.

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance.

• Maintain a positive public image of the transport program through contact with community facilities.

• Assist in orientation of new employees.

• Attend all required staff meetings and educational activities.

• Serve as a contributing member of transport/hospital committees.

• Independently maintain required certifications.

• Maintain a positive public image of the transport program through contact with community facilities.

• Assist in orientation of new employees.

• Attend all required staff meetings and educational activities.

• Serve as a contributing member of transport/hospital committees.

• Independently maintain required certifications.

• Partner in the mission and upholds the core principles of the organization

• Committed to diversity and recognizes value of cultural ethnic differences

• Demonstrate personal and professional integrity

• Maintain confidentiality at all times

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance