Paramedic - Stead Family Children's Hospital -Pediatric Cancer Center L11

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Nursing is seeking a Paramedic to perform specific tasks to assist members of the Nursing team in providing patient care under the direct supervision of the Nurse Manager.

Position Specific Duties

• Assists registered nurses and/or LIP's in the delivery of patient care, with regard to patient condition and age.

• Performs patient care in compliance with the Iowa Department of Public Health Paramedic Scope of Practice related to:

o Maintaining Airway/Breathing

§ Airway (manual, nasal, oral, multi-lumen, esophageal/tracheal)

§ BiPAP, CPAP

§ Bridge Airway Devices

§ Capnography/ETCO2 (End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide)

§ Chest Tube Monitoring

§ Endotracheal Intubation (nasal/oral)

§ Cricothyrotomy - percutaneous

§ Gastric Decompression (nasogastric or orogastric tube)

§ Needle Chest Decompression

§ PEEP (Positive End-Expiratory Pressure) - Therapeutic

§ Obstruction (direct laryngoscopy/manual)

§ Oxygen Delivery

Percent of Time: 100%

Schedule: 40 hours per week, day shift

Location: Stead Family Children's Hospital (SFCH)

Rotations: no weekends, every other holiday

Merit Pay Plan: https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/merit-pay-plan

Benefits Highlights:

• Regular salaried position located in Iowa City, Iowa

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans

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Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Graduation from high school, and

• Current paramedic certification by the Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, and

• Current course completion card in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association, and

• Current course completion card in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association

Please include a resume with your submission.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. For questions or additional information, please contact Megan Garton at megan-garton@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and subject to a criminal background check.

References:

• Five professional references will be requested and required at a later step in the recruitment process

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Paramedic

• Appointment Type: Merit

• Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 10

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare

• Contact Name: Megan Garton

• Contact Email: megan-garton@uiowa.edu