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Children's National Medical Center

Transport Team Paramedic - 36 hours weekly - "$15K Sign on Bonus Eligible" - Gro

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022

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Job Description – Transport Team Paramedic – 36 hours weekly – "$15K Sign on Bonus Eligible" – Ground and Flight (250,000 LF)

Attention Paramedics! Children's National Hospital has raised rates for Transport Team Paramedic positions.

As a member of the transport team, provide safe, efficient and effective inter‑facility transport to a wide variety of ill and injured patients. Provides advanced life support care necessary to stabilize and transport patients. The provision of this care may occur with online medical direction or with standing protocols under a physician's direction in conjunction with other providers (i.e. Emergency Medical Technicians). Provides staffing in the Emergency Communications and Information Center.

Qualifications Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

1 year of ALS experience in a pre‑hospital (911) or inter‑facility transport program (Required)

2 years of ALS experience in a pre‑hospital (911) or inter‑facility transport program (Preferred)

Required Skills / Knowledge

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Demonstrates clinical expertise, problem‑solving and independent decision‑making skills

Maintain skills and proficiency with the use of information technology

Must be able to hear and communicate with others in a clear, understandable and professional manner

Required Licenses and Certifications

Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP) – Upon Hire (Required)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – Upon Hire (Required)

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) – Upon Hire (Required)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – Upon Hire (Required)

Specialty certification in pediatric/neonatal critical care transport (2 yrs) – Required

Certifications from the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia – 120 days (Required)

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – 120 days (Required)

Functional Accountabilities Clinical

Ensure a quick response to all transport requests

Provide developmentally appropriate care

Perform patient assessment and prioritize care based on assessment

Continuously re‑assess patient and perform advanced role skills according to standard protocols or online physician direction

Distinguish between normal and abnormal findings and recognize clinical deterioration in all age groups

Maintain proficiency with transport and patient care equipment, including monitors, infusion pumps, external pacer, defibrillator, and transport ventilators

Administer and monitor medications as outlined by transport service policies and procedures within scope of practice

Follow all transport protocols as directed by medical control for transport services

Document patient care as specified by department and hospital guidelines

Promote family‑centered care in the transport environment

Maintain proficiency in all skills and medications that are part of the department scope of practice and clinical protocols for ALS II providers

Communication

Obtain and evaluate pre‑transport patient information

Maintain proficiency and professionalism in communication using all modalities

Maintain an open line of communication with the referring physician, ECIC and the CNH physician as the patient’s condition warrants during transport

Communicate all pertinent patient information in both written and verbal form

Provide written and verbal reports to the receiving provider in an organized and timely manner

Complete patient transport documentation in a timely manner

Provide staffing in the Emergency Communications and Information Center

Transport Safety

Responsible for safe loading and unloading of patients and family and to ensure patient and equipment are safely secured during transport

Maintain current knowledge of locations and efficient travel routes to referring facilities

Maintain ambulance in clean and neat working order and ensure adequate inventories of supplies including patient care equipment, linen, vehicle fuel and fluids; complete all equipment and safety checks as soon as possible during shift

Provide prompt notification of deficiencies identified during safety checks

Anticipate patient needs and secure proper equipment and personnel

Promptly communicate safety and equipment concerns per policy

Maintain CNH Transport Team safety standards

Management

Responsible for the clinical care of patients during Advanced Life Support transports and to assist in the clinical care of patients during Specialty Care Transports

Recognize recurring problems and participate in their resolution

Participate in the transport data collection

Assist in marketing and public relation events

Actively participate in patient review and performance improvement projects

Assist with appropriate clinical duties within institution

Assume self‑directed role during low periods of activity

Act as a resource and role model to other staff

Safety

Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation

Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co‑workers

Attend carefully to important details – practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review to self‑check behavior and performance

Professional Development

Maintain a positive public image of the transport program through contact with community facilities

Assist in orientation of new employees

Attend all required staff meetings and educational activities

Serve as a contributing member of transport/hospital committees

Independently maintain required certifications

Organizational Accountabilities

Partner in the mission and uphold the core principles of the organization

Committed to diversity and recognize value of cultural ethnic differences

Demonstrate personal and professional integrity

Maintain confidentiality at all times

Anticipate and respond to customer needs; follow up until needs are met

Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior; partner with all team members to achieve goals; receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Contribute to a positive work environment; demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change; identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes; make appropriate decisions using sound judgment

Use resources efficiently; search for less costly ways of doing things

Primary Location District of Columbia—Washington

Work Locations CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, 20010

Job Allied Health

Organization COE Hospital‑Based Specliaties

Position Status: R (Regular) – FT – Full‑Time

Shift: Variable

Work Schedule: Variable, rotating

Job Posting Feb 25, 2025, 9:41:26 PM

Full‑Time Salary Range 64230.4 – 126214.4

Childrens National Hospital is an equal‑opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug‑free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug‑free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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