Description
Adult Emergency Room Paramedic
Requisition 1809520
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity — of culture, thinking, learning and leading — is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Department/Unit Summary
The Adult Emergency Room is the Level 1 Trauma Center for Middle Tennessee with 88 treatment areas including four trauma bays. We are one of the busiest emergency rooms in the country and see 69,000 patients annually. We have the ability to quickly diagnose through our use of two CT scanners and an x-ray machine for the Adult ER. We are a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Accredited Chest Pain Center, and the Designated Level 1 Burn Center for the region.
Vanderbilt's paramedics play an integral role in our Emergency Room and Level 1 Trauma Center. We offer an opportunity to work in a teaching environment where continuous learning and professional development are encouraged every day. Our ER Paramedics are responsible for:
· Trauma resuscitations
· Critical-care-monitor transports of patients throughout the hospital
· Administer medications
· Participate in codes
· Respond to emergency care calls on the hospital campus
· Give and receive an SBAR bedside report, as a team, with RN when handing off care.
Paramedics bring a unique perspective to the care of the ED patient with their experience in dealing with the same patient population in the prehospital environment.
Required Certifications of the Emergency Room Paramedic
Paramedics are expected to maintain PALS, ACLS and BLS and PHTLS.
Career Opportunities at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt offers opportunities to move to different areas of the hospital to learn new skills and to develop as a paramedic. Areas of opportunity include the Pediatric Emergency Room and the Flight and Ground Paramedic positions for LifeFlight.
Emergency Room Paramedic Shift
Our paramedics work three 12-hour shifts per week in the emergency room. Our paramedics are required to work a Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend. We currently have night shift available (7P to 7A). Evening, night, and weekend layered shift differentials.
Vanderbilt's Emergency Room: The ED has 45 beds in 33,900 square feet of space. The department has 2 CT scanners, a decontamination shower, and a family grief support room. Adjacent to the ED is an 8 room psychiatric transition unit and an 11 bed Observation Unit. Our ED has four state of the art trauma bays that provide a location for our '17 minute' trauma resuscitations on Level I patients. Our trauma philosophy is rapid intake to the hospital environment for the 4000 trauma admissions received at our facility each year.
No. 1 in Nashville and in Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the nation's elite providers of specialty care by U.S. News and World Report magazine, and has also again been named the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Nashville area and the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee.
Vanderbilt Offers the following benefits to our Emergency Room Paramedics:
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Health Insurance benefits become effective the first day of employment.
· Healthcare, Dental and Vision Plan
· 403(B) Retirement Plan
· Tuition Assistance Program with additional benefits for a Nursing Degree
· Dependent Tuition Assistance Program
· Flex Paid Time Off
· Flexible Spending Accounts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an ANCC Magnet®-recognized hospital.
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