PARAMEDIC GROUND TRANSPORT - FT Days

Company: Centra Health, Inc.
Location: Lynchburg
Posted on: May 16, 2022

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Partnering with you to live your best life. At Centra, we want to listen carefully and get to know you well. We want to understand your hopes, goals and dreams. We want to do our part so you can be your very best - as you define it. This remains true whether you are a patient, a Centra Caregiver, or a member of the communities we serve. As a candidate considering employment with our organization, we want you to understand that it is our mission to help partner with you throughout each stage of your career.
COVID Vaccination Requirement

Consistent with long-standing practices requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against serious infectious diseases for the safety of patients and staff, Centra will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all new and current employees and those who work in Centra facilities as a condition of their employment. If hired to work at Centra, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to receive the vaccination. Medical and religions exemptions may be requested.
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Job Description:

The Paramedic, under the direction of the Operational Medical Director, performs care appropriate to the patient population served and meets routine and life-threatening patient care needs. The Paramedic may be required to respond under routine or emergency conditions; assess the scene for hazards; triage multiple patients, especially in mass casualty situations; provide assessment, stabilization and treatment of life-threatening conditions utilizing skills within the Paramedic scope of practice, and within the protocols set forth by the Regional EMS Council and / or the Operational Medical Director The Paramedic will also provide routine, non-emergent care and transportation to patients as needed by ambulance, wheelchair van, or other transportation sources as deemed appropriate.

Qualifications/Education/Licensure:

High school diploma or GED. 0-2 years as a Paramedic.

Virginia Paramedic certification
American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR
American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support
VAVRS or VDFP EVOC. Must recertify every 5 years.
FEMA ICS 100, 200, and 700
PHTLS within the first year of employment
AMLS within the first year of employment.
Hazardous Materials Awareness within the first year of employment.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program within first year of employment

Our care givers at Centra are the most valuable asset we have and it is our mission and commitment to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive environment.

When recruiting and retaining talent at Centra, our hiring needs are based on matching a candidates job qualifications with our job requirements and department needs without regard to race, color, age, religion or belief, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Centra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Be yourself. Be a partner with Centra.

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