Paramedic

As a Paramedic at Methodist Health System, you'll deliver advanced, compassionate pre-hospital and inter-facility emergency care across North Texas. Working within a mission-driven, faith-based, patient-centered team, you will perform rapid assessments, administer medications and advanced life support, manage airways, and safely transport patients. You'll collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and EMS staff, benefit from robust training and clear career paths, and help advance innovative care models that improve community health every day.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced and basic life support in pre-hospital and inter-facility settings
• Perform rapid patient assessment, triage, and stabilization for medical and trauma emergencies
• Administer medications and treatments according to standing orders and protocols
• Manage airways, ventilation, and cardiac emergencies, including EKG monitoring
• Safely operate and ride in emergency vehicles while maintaining patient safety
• Document care accurately in electronic patient care records (e
• PCR)
• Communicate effectively with dispatch, receiving facilities, and medical control
• Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and EMS team members to coordinate patient care
• Maintain equipment, supplies, and readiness of emergency response units
• Participate in ongoing training, drills, and quality improvement initiatives

Required Skills

• Advanced life support (ALS)
• Basic life support (BLS)
• CPR and ACLS protocols
• Pre-hospital patient assessment
• Airway management and ventilation
• Medication administration in field settings
• EKG interpretation and cardiac care
• Trauma stabilization and transport
• Electronic patient care reporting (e
• PCR)
• Operation of emergency vehicles and equipment