Paramedic - Connected Care and Home Health - PRN
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Department
13 October, 2021
Part Time
Day
315426
Paramedic - Connected Care and Home Health - PRN
Job Description
Overview
Shift and Location Details:
PRN: Hours limited to Monday - Friday. 8am-5PM. No weekend or holiday commitment.
Connected Care & Home Health (Indianapolis, IN)
Job Details:
We are seeking an innovative and collaborative Paramedic for our Connected Care and Home Health care team!
This is an opportunity to continue utilizing your professional experience and skills as part of IU Health’s new and innovative in-the-home patient care models – the perfect opportunity for expanding expertise and collaborating with team members on the forefront of community-oriented health delivery.
The Paramedic will support the IU Health Connected Care Primary Care at Home, Home Health, and Adult Home Visit programs by delivering direct patient care in the home across Indianapolis and surrounding communities. These new models of care allow IU Health to meet our complex, chronically ill, or homebound patients where they are and however they are.
This team member will collaborate with specialized primary care and home health teams to engage patients in their home, provide direct patient care, identify potential home safety risks or other non-traditional barriers to health and wellness, and work with patients and providers to deliver comprehensive primary care services in the home with the assistance of telehealth technology. Paramedic will complete and document head-to-toe assessments, medication histories, venipuncture and capillary draws, administer vaccines, and so much more. This team member will also acquire consents and authorizations from the patient and setup necessary virtual visit video and audio equipment.
The right professional for this role will appreciate the purpose of these innovative care delivery models, collaborate with a diverse team of providers and staff to coordinate services, demonstrate excellence in patient engagement and care, and have the compassion to treat all patients with respect, empathy, and kindness.
Are you excited about the opportunity to provide phenomenal and personalized patient care? Apply today!
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or its equivalency(s) to be obtained within initial probationary period.
• Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) or its equivalency must be obtained within initial probationary period.
• NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 to be obtained with initial probationary period.
• Minimum of 1 year ALS Paramedic experience preferred.
• Ability to make independent, clinical and operational competent decisions in a challenging environment.
• In addition to these requirements, the Community Paramedic for Heart & Lung Ctr also has these requirements: Requires successful completion of IUH BMH Community Paramedic/Integrated HealthCare Core Curriculum within 6 months of hire, minimum of 4 years of paramedic experience preferred.
Safeguarding our patients and each other is an important part of how we deliver the best care possible to the communities we serve. As a condition of employment, IU Health requires all new hires to receive various vaccinations, including the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, barring an approved exemption. New hires will also be provided the option to submit proof of previous vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccine is not required to begin employment; however, all team members need to be fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Qualifications for the Paramedic - Connected Care and Home Health - PRN Role
Overview
Shift and Location Details:
PRN: Hours limited to Monday - Friday. 8am-5PM. No weekend or holiday commitment.
Connected Care & Home Health (Indianapolis, IN)
Job Details:
We are seeking an innovative and collaborative Paramedic for our Connected Care and Home Health care team!
This is an opportunity to continue utilizing your professional experience and skills as part of IU Health’s new and innovative in-the-home patient care models – the perfect opportunity for expanding expertise and collaborating with team members on the forefront of community-oriented health delivery.
The Paramedic will support the IU Health Connected Care Primary Care at Home, Home Health, and Adult Home Visit programs by delivering direct patient care in the home across Indianapolis and surrounding communities. These new models of care allow IU Health to meet our complex, chronically ill, or homebound patients where they are and however they are.
This team member will collaborate with specialized primary care and home health teams to engage patients in their home, provide direct patient care, identify potential home safety risks or other non-traditional barriers to health and wellness, and work with patients and providers to deliver comprehensive primary care services in the home with the assistance of telehealth technology. Paramedic will complete and document head-to-toe assessments, medication histories, venipuncture and capillary draws, administer vaccines, and so much more. This team member will also acquire consents and authorizations from the patient and setup necessary virtual visit video and audio equipment.
The right professional for this role will appreciate the purpose of these innovative care delivery models, collaborate with a diverse team of providers and staff to coordinate services, demonstrate excellence in patient engagement and care, and have the compassion to treat all patients with respect, empathy, and kindness.
Are you excited about the opportunity to provide phenomenal and personalized patient care? Apply today!
- Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent required. ACLS;BLS;PALS;EMT-P Indiana Paramedic license required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required upon hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or its equivalency(s) to be obtained within initial probationary period.
- Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) or its equivalency must be obtained within initial probationary period.
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800 to be obtained with initial probationary period.
- Minimum of 1 year ALS Paramedic experience preferred.
- Ability to make independent, clinical and operational competent decisions in a challenging environment.
- In addition to these requirements, the Community Paramedic for Heart & Lung Ctr also has these requirements: Requires successful completion of IUH BMH Community Paramedic/Integrated HealthCare Core Curriculum within 6 months of hire, minimum of 4 years of paramedic experience preferred.
Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive health system, with 16 hospitals and more than 34,000 team members serving Hoosiers across the state. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine gives our team members access to the very latest science and the very best training, advancing care for all. We’re looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. People who are inspired by challenging and meaningful work for the good of every patient. People who are compassionate and serve with a purpose. People who aspire to excellence every day. People who are always ready to apply themselves.
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