ED MEDICAL CARE ASSISTANT - Full Time Varied Shifts - Emergency

Job Summary:

Paramedic License is Required

Position Summary

The Ed Medical Assistant is responsible for performing quality patient care in an expanded in-hospital scope of practice in accordance with MRS Title 32, §3270-A. ASSISTANTS; DELEGATING AUTHORITY, and as such are defined as “medical assistants” in the intent of this statue.  Performs patient transport for the inpatient areas and cleans / retrieves / re-allocates patient equipment to its proper location. 

Position Specific Competencies:

• Independently manages ESI Level 4&5 patients after triage 
• Collaboratively manages ESI Level 1,2,3 patients with co-assigned RN. 
• Assignments will be delegated by Charge RN and maybe reassigned or co-assigned based on acuity. 
• Perform standard assessments using basic and complex equipment 
• Based on assessments, identify patient care priorities 
• Reassess patient status/needs at appropriate intervals 
• Reports patient status changes/needs to appropriate RN or ED physician/treating clinician 
• Works collaboratively with all members of ED team to provide safe evidence-based care to all ED patients. 
• Prepares equipment and assists nursing staff during treatments and examination of patients. 
• Uses equipment/safety protocols/and policies in providing care and transport to patients. 
• Reports changes in patient condition to a nurse and or assigned provider. 
• Maintains annual competencies. Supports practice that is consistent with the tenets of shared governance and with the philosophy of the unit and the organization. 
• Assists with problem solving and conflict resolution to maximize team performance. 
• Participates in aspects of care and unit activities with nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs and to maximize team performance. 
• Assists other health care members in rendering patient care. 

Delivers care within Advanced ED Medical Assistant Scope of Practice

• Delivery of Care:
• Enteral and Parenteral Medications
• Oxygen Administration/ETCO2
• IV/IO
• Phlebotomy
• US Guided IV
• 12-Lead EKG
• Monitoring
• AED/Manual Defibrillation
• Transport Monitored Patients
• Assist with transport of critical patients
• CPR
• Manual Ventilation
• BLS Airway Placement
• OG/NG Tube Placement
• Foley Catheter Placement
• Straight Cath
• Splinting - Ortho glass, Orthopedic Devices
• Hemorrhage Control - Tourniquets, Bandaging, Hemostatic Agents
• Wound Care - Simple Laceration repair with sutures, Staples, Dermabond, steri strips, Wound Irrigation, Suture Removal, Staple Removal, Simple Abscess needle aspiration
• Specimen Collection Swabs
• Ear Irrigation
• NIHSS
• Initiate Full Spinal Precautions
• Immobilize Patients with Long Backboard
• Receive Report (radio, phone, face-to-face)
• Morgan Lens
• Blood Glucose Analysis
• Discharge Instructions
• Initial Triage of Patients.

ED Medical Assistant may provide same level of care as trained in the CAIP program and that is within the scope of practice and policy at SJB. 
Provider Must be at Bedside to Perform the Following:

• Advanced airway management
• Supraglottic Airway
• Direct and Video Laryngoscopy
• Endotracheal Intubation (Oral or Nasal)
• Transcutaneous Pacing
• Synchronized Cardioversion

Ed Medical Assistant must demonstrate adequate competency prior to independent practice of any of the above skills. 

Qualifications:

Education:

 High School Diploma/GED

Certification(s):

BLS, ACLS and PALS within 30 days of employment

Registration(s):

Proof of current or prior paramedic licensure

Completion of Maine EMS Paramedic Interfacility Transfer (PIFT) training preferred

Advanced Paramedic Certifications preferred 

Covenant Health Mission Statement

We are a Catholic health ministry, providing healing and care for the whole person, in service to all in our communities.

Our Core Values:

•Compassion

We show respect, caring and sensitivity towards all, honoring the dignity of each person, especially the poor, vulnerable and suffering.

•Integrity

We promote justice and ethical behavior, and responsibly steward our human, financial and environmental resources.

•Collaboration

We work in partnership, dialogue and shared purpose to create healthy communities.

•Excellence

We deliver all services with the highest level of quality, while seeking creative innovation.

Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information (including family medical history).

Comp Range:

$22.63 - $31.16

Rate of pay displayed reflects the beginning of the pay scale.  At the time of an offer, determination of your offer will reflect your skills and experience as it relates to the position.

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