• Job Description

  Req#: 956647

  Position : Paramedic (EMT-P)

  Location : Aurora

  Hours / Shift : Full-Time, 24 Hour Shifts, 120 Hours Per Pay Period

  Sign-On Bonus: May be eligible for up to $10,000

  Overview :

  Performs direct patient care including assessment, evaluation, and basic and advanced medical rescue to access, stabilize, evacuate, and transport patients to an appropriate destination. Paramedics may also perform clerical, maintenance, and other related duties as assigned.

  Job Duties:

  • Operates an emergency vehicle, responding to emergency and non-emergency scenes and transporting patients to appropriate destinations.
  • Ensures that the assigned ambulance and items of equipment are stocked, clean, maintained and ready to use.
  • Assesses patient to promote optimal levels of wellness throughout pre-hospital care and implements patient care to assure comprehensive holistic care
  • Demonstrates proficiency in pre-hospital basic & advanced life support skills.
  • Demonstrates appropriate radio communications including; fluency, organization, and accuracy.

  Qualifications :

  • Licensure: Paramedic (EMT-P) license for the state where employed, valid driver's license.
  • Experience: Applicants must be at least 19 years of age to operate Mercy EMS vehicles.
  • Certifications: Hazmat awareness level training, ACLS at hire, PALS within 6 months of hire/transfer.
  • Physical Requirements:
    • Position requires the ability to push, pull, and/or lift 50 lbs on a regular basis.
    • Position requires prolonged standing and walking during each shift.
    • Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties.

  Key Mercy Benefits:

  • Health/Dental/Vision available after day one.
  • Contribution of $100 per month to eligible co-workers enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA.
  • Paid parental leave for new parents.
  • 401k with employer match starting day one.
  • PTO accrual starts day one and includes a day for volunteering.
  • Competitive salary.

  EEO/AA/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

• About the company

  Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems for four consecutive years by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy is one of the nation’s most highly integrated, multi-state health care systems, including more than 40 acute care, managed and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has 900 physician practices and outpatient facilities, more than 4,000 Mercy Clinic physicians and advanced practitioners and 40,000-plus co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients from coast to coast.

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