Community Care Ambulance (CCA) founded in 1994, is a nonprofit that is an innovative and reputable provider of 911 emergency and non-emergency medical transportation services throughout northeast Ohio. CCA is in search of highly motivated and dependable Paramedics like you!
Perform the duties of an Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic in a safe, dignified, and compassionate manner including but not limited to:
- Follow the regulations, laws, and standards in accordance with the State of Ohio Revised Code for EMS and Medical Transportation
- Understand and follow the policies, procedures and rules of Community Care Ambulance
- Understand how to access, and follow local, state, and regional medical care and transportation protocols.
- Respond to emergent and non-emergent transport requests calmly, efficiently, and promptly.
- Administer Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) to patients at the scene, enroute to a hospital, in a pre-hospital care setting, and in conjunction with medical protocols and the CCA Medical Directors.
- Assess the nature and extent of an injury or illness to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Promote and perform effective and respectful communications with other medical professionals to obtain instructions for further treatment.
- Safe driving of emergency vehicles adhering to traffic laws, rules and regulations, and CCA policies.
- Support an Integrated Safety Management System and a Safety-First philosophy
- Maintain continual competency of safety and clinical knowledge and skills.
- Complete patient care records, insurance forms, evaluation forms, and all required forms in a competent, legible and timely fashion. These should be completed objectively with facts not subjective opinion.
- Adhere to and follow safety, blood-borne and airborne pathogens policies, procedures and exposure control plans Educate and train personnel, trainees, and the public in a manner that encourages positivity, safety and competence.
- Attend mandatory education and training sessions and Annual Skills Day.
- Medical Director educational offerings are highly encouraged to attend.
- Follow Quality Assurance plans for chart completion, documentation, Medical Director Review, and Quality Improvement Plans. Report charts requiring or chosen for Medical Director Review to the Leader-On-Call (LOC).
- Follow and participate in Safety Systems, goals, safety process improvement, and safety event review needs.
- Ensure professional use of approved radio language during radio conversations.Â
- Ensure that vehicles are always in good working condition and secured; reporting issues early to ensure high quality maintenance and safety. This includes vehicle equipment checks being up-to-date, ambulance stock checked daily, and ambulance bags checked every shift. The equipment should be disinfected, well-stocked and in good working order. Disinfect, clean, organize, and restock to always ensure a ready state.
- Maintain appropriate equipment, stock, bag, and medication checklists
- Maintain annual continuing medical education credits set forth by the Ohio Revised Code
- Following all guidelines and policies regarding the use of Narcotics.
- Work within the Ohio Paramedic Scope of Practice
