Paramedic - South Strand - HCA Healthcare

Description

Do you have the career opportunities as a Paramedic you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the South Strand ED which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Shift: PRN (as needed)

Position Summary:Under the direction and supervision of the ED RN, administers care consistent with standard of care to include: Administering medications in accordance to the Paramedic scope of practice; providing personal hygiene assistance or total care; assistance with ADLs; transport of patients to various destinations throughout facility for tests and treatments and for admission; proactively managing room turnover and cleaning rooms between ED patients; assists with waiting room flow management; monitoring of vital signs; initiating IV sites; performing phlebotomy; collecting specimens lab and/or point of care testing to include but not limited to finger stick blood glucose; performing EKGs within acceptable emergent timeframes according to established guidelines; observing cardiac monitors and reporting any abnormalities or unusual rhythms to the RN or physician immediately. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Active Paramedic Certification; National Registry or South Carolina State Certification

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) recommended
  

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association

• Graduate of Paramedic programrequired

Benefits

Grand Strand Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Grand Strand Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1978, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients - including the only cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program, pediatric intensive care unit, Level I trauma center with two free-standing emergency departments, advanced wound care center, breast cancer center and Carolina Forest Imaging Center. We are recognized, for the chest pain, knee and hip replacement, sepsis and stroke by the Joint Commission.

At Grand Strand Health, you'll find that caring extends to our patients, our people and our South Carolina community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Paramedic opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.