Paramedic I

Job Title

Paramedic I

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

University Health Services

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Our Commitment    

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.   

  

Who we are   

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.  

  

What we want   

The Paramedic I, under general supervision, operates within Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as the highest level of emergency technical assistance for emergency medical services, including transport of patients to emergency facilities. This role works with Student Health Services to assist with medically appropriate scheduling of patient appointments and provide assistance to medical providers when not involved with EMS operations.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience.  

Schedule: This is a part-time position.

Required Education and Experience

• Successful completion of an approved Paramedic Training Program

• Two years’ experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (Basic, Intermediate or Paramedic) with an accredited emergency medical service provider

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Current Texas Department of State Health Services EMT-P certification or Paramedic Licensure

• Current AHA ACLS Certification, and AHA BLS Provider certification

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

• Valid Texas Class C Driver’s License

• Ability to obtain both Basic Trauma Life Support certification or equivalent and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within six (6) months of employment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of all medical equipment used in E.M.S. program

• Knowledge of road map reading

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Oral and written communication skills

• Ability to perform quickly, precise, practical mathematical calculations pertinent to ratio and proportion of medication and supplies used in emergency patient care

• Must be independent, confident, able to work independently without defined structure, have good stable reasoning ability with ability to draw valid conclusions expediently relevant to patient's condition, often, using limited information

• Ability to drive vehicle, accurately discern street signs and address numbers

• Read medication/prescription labels and direction for usage in quick, accurate, and expedient manner

• Ability to communicate verbally with patients and significant others from varied backgrounds and age groups to interview patient, family members, and bystanders

• Ability to discern deviations/changes in eye/skin coloration due to patient's condition and to the treatment given

Other Requirements

• Good manual dexterity with ability to perform all tasks related to advanced emergency patient care and documentation

• Ability to bend, stoop, balance, and crawl on uneven terrain

• Ability to withstand varied environmental conditions such as extreme heat, cold, and moisture

• This position has access to protected health information and other patient information and must use knowledge only when necessary, sharing information only with those persons who have a need to know to complete their job responsibilities relating to the treatment, payment, or other related operations

Preferred Licenses and Certifications:

• AHA Instructor

Responsibilites:

Patient Care

• Assist Student Health Services with medically appropriate scheduling of patient appointments and provide assistance to medical providers when not involved with EMS operations

• Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance

• Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient’s vital signs

• Performs basic and advanced life support treatment and transport of ill or injured patients

• Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center

• Observes, records, and reports to Medical Control the patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents

• Complies with patient care modalities in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and statues

• Adheres to the policies and medical protocols as provided by Emergency Physicians Advisory Board

Equipment Maintenance

• Monitors communication equipment to maintain contact with dispatcher

• Maintains station and equipment in an orderly and clean fashion

• Assists in maintaining the patient compartments of the vehicles to assure that the vehicle is street ready

• Report equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel

• Operate the emergency vehicle according to the University’s safe driving standards

Leadership

• Provides leadership of, direction, and participation in the delivery of emergency and routine patient care

• Gives direction to other crew members, and other responding agency personnel on patient care issues

• Serves as Medical Scene Commander if they are the first to arrive at a Multiple Casualty scene and assuring the appropriate transfer of command if appropriate

• Mentors new medics

• Prepares run reports

• Assists in peer review of run reports

• Other duties as assigned

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.