Critical Care Paramedic Transport Specialist, $10K Sign-on Bonus

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessment, integrating multiple data sources, which forms the basis for identification of patient/family needs and problems.
• Observes patients in a systematic way for both overt and covert clinical signs and symptoms.
• Assess patient's needs prior to and during transport, and implements a patient-specific plan of care to address noted needs.
• Facilitates effective transportation of patients between referring and receiving institutions.
• Works effectively with the University of Maryland Access Center (UMAC) and multidisciplinary teams at both sending and receiving facilities to plan patient care.
• Under orders from the base station attending physician or established MEC medical guidelines, initiates immediate life support therapies including but not limited to parenteral administration of approved medications; intravenous/intraosseous therapies; EKG monitoring; arrhythmia interpretation; CPR; defibrillation; external cardiac pacing; airway management; endotracheal intubation; cricothyrotomy (needle or surgical); vent22ilator operation; needle chest decompression; high acuity transports with advanced life-sustaining equipment, including but not limited to management of patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP); altered neurological status; including cervical spine immobilization; application of splints and devices needed for transport.
• Responds to all internal and external crisis interventions, e.g.; Go Team requests, Novel Pathogens, outpatient assistance.
• Consistently and accurately provides comprehensive reports to the receiving medical team on patient's status and interventions provided during transport.
• Utilizes available resources within and outside the hospital for the purpose of providing comprehensive care to patients and families.
• Evaluates and revises individualized plans of care to appropriately reflect current and changing status of the patient and/or family.
• Continuously assesses, monitors, intervenes, and stabilizes critically ill patients during transport and offers additional or alternate plans of care as needed.
• Uses chart review sessions as a forum for patient care evaluation and learning.

• Serves as a novice preceptor to new MEC employees.
• Serves as a resource to team members in the delivery of clinical care to patients.
• Independently attends mandatory training, in-services, and education classes specific to MEC

• Recognizes potential/actual patient/family issues and seeks assistance to address

• Demonstrates teamwork (e.g. cooperates with peers, flexible with dispatched calls)Participates in unit level decision making via governance model
• Member of at least one unit-based committee with active participation in committee operations
• Leads and/or participates in various educational and quality improvement initiatives
• Provides feedback for peer review as requested
• Participates and supports the American Association of Critical Care Nurses guidelines for Healthy Work Environment (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing)
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs. Provides the care needed as described in organizational policies and procedures

• Paramedic license issued by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services
• High school diploma or GED
• 2 or more years of experience as a paramedic in a high volume, high acuity emergency medical services system
• 2 or more years of experience as a paramedic performing critical care inter-facility transport
• Active and valid American Heart Association (AHA) certification-Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent*
• Active and valid AHA certification-Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalent*
• Active and valid Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) OR equivalent*

• STABLE Provider within 6 months of hire
• Obtain certified critical care paramedic (CCP-C) or Flight Paramedic certification (FP-C) within 18 months of hire
• Candidate must complete UMMS critical care transport orientation program and achieve Medical Director approval to function as a specialty care paramedic.

• Demonstrated effectiveness in supervision and management of resources associated with inter-hospital transfers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of organizational, management, administrative and operational principles and practices, including budgeting, financial management, and relevant regulations.
• Highly effective verbal and written communications skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders in the community and at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served, to apply the principles of growth and development over the life span, and to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age-specific needs.

• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.

• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.

• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

University of Maryland Medical System