Paramedic Job at CHI Flaget Memorial Hospital
Overview
Flaget Memorial Hospital is a 52-bed facility located in Bardstown Kentucky. We provide care for patients from Nelson Hardin Marion Washington Spencer Bullitt and LaRue counties. Founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Flaget Memorial Hospital is nationally recognized for orthopedic care surgical care and inpatient satisfaction. We offer a complete array of services including cancer care heart care outpatient rehabilitation skilled nursing weight loss surgery pain management general surgery obstetrics and gynecology maternity care and sports medicine. The cancer center is proud to be able to provide full support and cancer care to patients through its medical and radiation oncology programs. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
The paramedic works in the Emergency Department and is responsible for providing quality technical care to each patient under the supervision of an RN or the Emergency Department physician. Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: safety, patient care tasks, and procedures communication, customer service, and teamwork.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Perform patient care duties utilizing a team approach in collaboration with the RN’s, MD’s, and other team members of the comprehensive care team.
Qualifications
Required Education:
Pay Range
$18.74 - $25.77 /hour
Flaget Memorial Hospital is a 52-bed facility located in Bardstown Kentucky. We provide care for patients from Nelson Hardin Marion Washington Spencer Bullitt and LaRue counties. Founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Flaget Memorial Hospital is nationally recognized for orthopedic care surgical care and inpatient satisfaction. We offer a complete array of services including cancer care heart care outpatient rehabilitation skilled nursing weight loss surgery pain management general surgery obstetrics and gynecology maternity care and sports medicine. The cancer center is proud to be able to provide full support and cancer care to patients through its medical and radiation oncology programs. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
The paramedic works in the Emergency Department and is responsible for providing quality technical care to each patient under the supervision of an RN or the Emergency Department physician. Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: safety, patient care tasks, and procedures communication, customer service, and teamwork.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Perform patient care duties utilizing a team approach in collaboration with the RN’s, MD’s, and other team members of the comprehensive care team.
2. The ideal candidate will have clinical care experience, including but not limited to: monitoring vital signs, medication administration, inserting IV’s, inserting NG’s and urinary catheters, assisting with 12 lead ECG, assisting with wound care, assisting with suctioning, and completing proper documentation.
3. Paramedics can perform repeated assessments and evaluation on the following patients: urgent monitored, urgent non-monitored, non-urgent.
4. The assessment may include airway and breath sounds, heart tones, perfusion indicators, vital signs, cardiac rhythm, Glasgow Coma Scale, pain level and location, neurovascular checks, appearance of wounds and injuries, abdominal assessment, intake and output.
5. The Paramedic CANNOT do: Triage, initial assessment on emergent patients, discharge, obtain blood from an implantable venous device such as a port, PICC, or central venous catheter, Rapid Sequence Intubation, intubation, conscious sedation, transport critical care patients without an RN present.
Qualifications
Required Education:
- Graduate of an approved paramedic program or college equivalent
Required Licensure and Certifications:
- Active/Unrestricted Kentucky Paramedic License, BLS, ACLS, PALS
PREFERRED Qualifications:
- PHTLS/ITLS, NIHSS, critical care certification, Preferred minimum 3 years’ experience with 911 service
Pay Range
$18.74 - $25.77 /hour
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