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Paramedic - Adult Emergency Room (Nights)
Vanderbilt Health
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 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:
· 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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