Summary
Job Description:
Paramedics- Oldham County EMS Services
Multiple Shifts and Positions Available
*Sign on Bonus Available for Eligible Applicants*
Baptist Health La Grange currently has openings at its Henry County & Oldham county stations for Paramedics. Offering various shifts and hours to meet flexibility in work-life balance. At Baptist Health La Grange EMS services operate both as hospital transport and within the 911 services system of Oldham & Henry Counties. Outstanding equipment, compensation, work environment, and benefits are offered for our positions.
Job Summary:
Provides advanced life support care to patients who are ill and/or injured. Transports and transfers patients and assesses the extent of an illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to follow. Applies artificial respiration or administers oxygen in cases of suffocation and asphyxiation, starts
and administers intravenous fluids, performs other emergency medical interventions in accordance with State and Locally approved medical protocols.
Job Requirements:
- Paramedic License issued by the Kentucky Board of EMS.
- Valid Kentucky Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) certification.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire.
Baptist Health Employee Benefits:
Medical, dental, and vision plans for full and part time positions
Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
Front loaded PTO for newly hired employees
Paid FMLA
Matching 401(k) plan
Shift differential for 2nd/3rd shifts
Work Experience
Education
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.Skills Required
- Paramedic License issued by the Kentucky Board of EMS
- Valid Kentucky Motor Vehicle Operator's License
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire
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Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
