Paramedic- Assessment and Intervention Center

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Proactively contributes to Eskenazi‘s mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi values.
• Endorses and models a strengths based, community centered model of care.
• Works under the authority of protocols established by the Assessment and Intervention Center Medical Director.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining controlled medications (narcotics)
• Document all relevant information in a prescribed format.
• Maintains the safety and security of residents, staff, equipment and supplies
• Ensures equipment being used is clean, reports needed repairs; replenishes supplies in areas as needed
• Verbally interview residents to gather information regarding chief complaints and medical history
• Participates in healthcare team approach for residents in accordance with policy/procedure and established protocols. May perform limited respiratory treatments which may include O2 titration/oximetry, aerosols, IPPD/PPD, multi-dose inhaler treatments, sputum cultures, ABGs
• May perform phlebotomy procedures (i.e., venipuncture, capillary sticks)
• May perform other procedures that include: , medication administration, starting IV-DCs,
• Takes vital signs; assists/gives baths; suctions; may perform Accuchecks; assists with trach care/ostomy care; performs neuro/vascular checks; takes resident weights; counsels/assists with personal care
• Applies ACE wrapping; ambulates residents; stimulates residents (cognitive reorientation/ recognition)
• Attends/participates in in-service education, quality assurance programs, and required department meetings
• Alters activities/behaviors to reflect/ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of residents served (i.e., geriatric, adult) as described in unit age-specific and/or job-specific competencies

Job Requirements

• Active Indiana certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
• Current CPR and ACLS certifications
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as an RN or Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in behavioral health or substance use treatment settings

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge
o Knows how to use body substance isolation techniques protects the resident(s), self, and other providers from possible contamination.
o Knows how to take safety precautions to protect the sick, injured and those assisting in the care of the resident(s).
o Knows how to inspect for medical identification emblems, bracelets or cards that provide emergency care information.
o Knows how to dispose of contaminated supplies in accordance with established guidelines, decontaminates the area and reusable goods.
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• Skills
o Can calculate drip rates and drug concentrations, render appropriate approved intravenous drugs or fluid replacement as indicated by online medical direction and/or established EMS Protocols.
o Can perform cardiac monitoring, 12 lead EKG tracings and interprets results.
o Can manage airway and ventilations of residents to include BLS and ALS airways as indicated.
o Has good interpersonal communication skills; accurate reading/recording of information
o Can follow oral/written instructions, communicate/work effectively with a wide variety of people and residents of all ages
o Can function effectively in stressful or crisis situations, accurately read/record data, be flexible to changing work priorities, assist in assessing and responding to resident needs
• Abilities
o Ability to perform approved intervention and assists the resident as indicated.
o Ability to manage medical residents to include but not limited to: management of respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, behavioral, and environmental emergencies and suspected poisonings and overdoses.
o Ability to carry and places the resident in the ambulance and assures that the resident and stretcher are secured, and continues emergency medical care en-route in accordance with local protocols if needed
o Ability to determine the most appropriate facility for resident transport in conjunction with resident input and condition.
o Ability to report to the receiving facility the nature and extent of injury/illness and the number of residents being transported if required
o Ability to maintain work environment in appropriate conditions, which includes cleanliness, orderliness and prompt restocking of equipment and supplies.