HXP Lead Paramedic

Job Description Summary

The HXP Lead Paramedic will oversee & facilitate daily paramedic workflow efficiency and assist in troubleshooting day-to-day unit concerns with staff and providers.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Facilitates daily work-flow efficiency 
• Guides, directs, and motivates support staff to perform assigned tasks 
• Assists with training of new staff in completing clinical skills checklists 
• Ordering: ensures supplies/inventory are adequate for the unit using appropriate vendors 
• Ensures all scheduled reports are distributed to appropriate areas in a timely fashion 
• Assists in troubleshooting day to day unit concerns with staff and providers 
• Vaccine Manager 
• Additional administrative duties as delegated from supervisor 
• Reports directly to Practice Manager 
• Oversees paramedic workflow at practice, manages staff sick calls, floats as needed, reports all changes and/or concerns to Practice Manager for guidance as needed.

• Maintain patient's safe passage in and out of the practice
• Greet, assess and interview patients
• Obtain past medical and surgical history, family history, social history, vital signs
• Review present medications, allergy history, chief complaint
• Prepare and assist patients for examination, treatment, or procedure by medical staff
• Anticipate needs of patients and the provider
• Monitoring of patient during examination or procedure
• Maintain and update level of skill for pertinent medical assistant duties
• Maintain patient care areas
• Stocking supplies as needed, and maintaining clean exam rooms
• Charge and code supplies, medications, and procedures
• Respond to patient's concerns in person or by telephone while simultaneously documenting the problem
• Maintains patient confidentiality
•Administers medications and IVs per physician’s orders
• Perform a variety of preliminary procedures, including phlebotomy, injections, throat cultures and more
 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education - Preferred

Successful completion of the Community Paramedic class and clinical portion.

Required License/Registrations

EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic

Preferred Certifications

BLS – Basic Life Support

Required additional Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Team Player
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment