Job Description:

Performs comprehensive care of patients in transport between facilities. Administers certain classes of emergency medications in accordance with the Rule and Regulations of the Scope of Practice for Paramedics in the State of Montana. This position operates under the oversite of the HELP Flight Medical Director.

Posting Specifics:

• Entry Rate: $20+ depending on experience

• Benefits Eligible: Yes, check them outhere (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , see info on our PEAK program below

• Shift Details: Full-time 40 hours/week, schedule varies

Scope

*May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift.

As a Paramedic Ground Transport you will need to:

• Assess patient’s physical condition and psychosocial health status upon initial examination and during flight, provide care as appropriate to stabilize the patient in transport until destination is reached

• Ensure scene-safety principles are performed and observed related to the crew and the patient

• Be capable to deliver out-of-hospital care comparable to tertiary ICU care during inter-facility transport to a higher level tertiary ICU to include central line and invasive monitoring

• Utilize appropriate resources to assist in identification and stabilization of high-risk situations and provides interventions as indicated for patient need and comfort to include advanced airway management, disaster and triage, environmental emergencies, hemodynamic monitoring, infection control and prevention, mechanical ventilation for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients as appropriate, medical emergencies, knowledge and emergency management of transcutaneous ventricular assist devices (e.g. LVAD, BiVAD, RVAD), management of high risk obstetrical emergencies to include tocolytics and fetal doppler/fetal heart rate monitoring, and management of multi-system trauma

• Have advanced knowledge of medications and infusions utilized in advanced life support and critical care formulary

Minimum Qualifications

• Montana State Licensed Paramedic

• Basic Life Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

• National Registered Paramedic (NRP) within 12 months of hire

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 12 months of hire

• FEMA IS 100 & IS 200.b within 12 months of hire

• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) audit or Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) within 18 months of hire

• Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) within 2 years of hire

Preferred

• 3 years of ALS, critical care experience as a flight/surface transport paramedic

Perks of Working for Intermountain

The PEAK Program is the following:

PEAK is an education resource provided to eligible caregivers in partnership with InStride (https://www.instride.com/) , a global provider of enterprise education programs. Through PEAK, Intermountain offers tuition coverage for more than one hundred online learning options, including undergraduate studies, professional courses and certifications, high school diplomas, and English language learning.  All courses included in PEAK are online.

Through PEAK, Intermountain will pay tuition up front so caregivers won’t have to worry about paying with their own money and then receiving reimbursement later

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc).

• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location:

Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital

Work City:

Billings

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$19.91 - $30.29

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/employee-benefits/) , and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers (http://www.sclhealthbenefits.org) ; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/working-for-intermountain/diversity/) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.