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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type

Regular

Job Highlights

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create safer, smoother care experience. If you enjoy interacting with patients and want to grow in a collaborative care setting, this role is perfect for you.

Department: Clinical Partner- SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Schedule: This is a part-time position. 2- 12-hour shifts per week with a weekend and holiday rotation. The shift is from 7am-7:30pm

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Job Summary

Provides basic and advanced life support treatment, care and evaluation of patients on scene.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Identifies, and may intervene and stabilize, the ill or injured patient during intrafacility and/or interfacility transport under the direction and in collaboration with the physician and/or Registered Nurse (RN).
Initiates and implements interventions based on team protocols. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition and treatment, as appropriate.
Provides population specific education to the patient and family about the patient's illness and therapeutic interventions.
Inspects, maintains and cares for equipment to ensure safety of the team, patients and public.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
May interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patients' charts. May prepare treatment rooms for examination of patients.
May perform basic clerical duties including answering the phone, maintaining records, scheduling patients, and filing.
May assist with treatments ordered by provider as supervised by provider or registered nurse. may perform select clinical duties.
Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
Constant standing and walking.
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional driving.
Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
And
Paramedic - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

State of Work Location: Missouri

And
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
OR
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
And
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT) - Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

And
Driver’s License - State of Oklahoma
And
Paramedic - Oklahoma State Department of Health
And
Paramedic - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
And
Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

And
Paramedic - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

2000000100 Emergency Dept

Scheduled Weekly Hours

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Read our notice of non-discrimination

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