Paramedic 3 (Air & Ground) - Duke Life Flight - Smithfield

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About Duke Life Flight

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Life Flight, which is Duke Health's critical care and emergency air and ground transport team, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems. The team includes paramedics, nurses, respiratory therapists, emergency medical technicians, and communications specialists who work quickly to provide compassionate care and transport services to critically ill patients of all ages. Duke Life Flight also maintains a Code Blue Response Team and helps support event medicine needs.

Paramedic III (Ground and Flight) - Duke University Health System - Duke Life Flight

Duke University Health System's Life Flight team supports over 20 critical care procedures independently. The patient population is 22-23 week gestation neonates to geriatric (all ages). In this department you work with interdisciplinary teams including, Basic Life Support EMT's, single provider ALS Paramedic, Clinical Nurses, Respiratory Therapist (Neo / Peds team) and Critical Care Paramedics.

Work Hours & Shifts :

Full Time : Rotating shifts days / nights (mostly 12 hour nights 7pm-7am)

Location : Smithfield

Job Summary :

TheParamedic III functions as an integral member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing direct patient care. The Paramedic III performs a variety of activities across various practices settings and patient populations in accordance with the Paramedic scope of practice as defined by the North Carolina Medical Board and with the approval of the practice setting Medical Director.

Duties and Responsibilities ofParamedic III (Critical Care Paramedic)

• Obtain pertinent history and perform a physical examination based on comprehensive knowledge, advanced skills and sound professional judgement.

Obtain historical data from an environmental survey, attending medical personnel, patient or significant other, and existing documentation.

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