Atlanta Medical Center, formerly Georgia Baptist Medical Center, is a 467-bed acute care facility sprawled across two city blocks near the heart of downtown Atlanta. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Atlanta Medical Center has an esteemed tradition of commitment to excellence in patient care and service to the community. The medical center provides general medical, surgical and women's and children's services, as well as specialized programs in cardiology, oncology, perinatology, neonatology, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, psychiatry, neurosurgery, same day surgery and trauma. We are firmly committed to maintaining a tradition of excellence in teaching - combining knowledge, technique and technology in every area of modern medicine.
We are an employer of choice as well as a leader in healthcare. In 2002 Atlanta Medical Center tied for First place as the Best Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2003, we came in the Top 5 Best Places to Work in Atlanta in this same survey. Atlanta Magazine has named Atlanta Medical Center as One of the Best Places to Make a Difference in 2004 and then in 2005 and 2006 Atlanta Medical Center was honored with Tenet's elite Circle of Excellence award. In 2008, we were named by the Atlanta Magazine as the 7th Best Place to Work in Atlanta, the highest ranked healthcare company.
Some of the responsibilities include:
1. Assists in collecting a thorough physical assessment and collects information on the emergency record.
2. Assists in identifying patient needs at the time of admission and ongoing
3. Provides an ongoing assessment within time frame determined by policy, which accurately reflects overt physiological and psychosocial needs of patients
4. Contributes to identifying patient problems and ongoing assessment.
5. Assesses, evaluates and documents patient response/outcome
6. Documents significant events or change in condition.
7. Administers medication prescribed by physician according to policy. Knows actions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage and route of administration on all drugs before administering to a patient. Verifies against medication order
8. Gives exchange report to other health care personnel providing accurate and complete information on each patient at the change of shift, when transferring patient to another area/unit, at intervals during the shift.
9. Performs basic paramedic skills completely to include, but not limit to: I & O, Vital Signs, specimen/culture collection, dressing applications and changes, oxygen administration and airway management, personal, hygiene, blood glucose monitoring, tracheal suctioning, catheterizations, chest tube set up, assessments, and splint application.
10. Recognizes, evaluates, and intervenes appropriately in life-threatening situations.
11. Recognizes variance of diagnostic test, vital signs, and assessments that should be reported to the physician and notifies the RN and physician in time appropriate to variance.
12. Recognizes Hemodynamic changes and arrhythmias that should be reported to the physician and RN. Does this in a timely manner.
13. Performs/demonstrates EKG's, pulse ox, intubations, IV pump management, and level I set up.
14. Initiates routine unit activities such as stocking, ordering, cleaning, supplies, linen, code cart checks, and refrigerator checks as needed.
Position requires graduation from an approved paramedic teaching program, current certification as a Paramedic in the State of Georgia, current certification in both basic and advanced Cardiac Life Support
The successful candidate will have:
1. Demonstrates knowledge of legal and ethnical issues and delivers care that is safe and within scope of practice
2. Working knowledge of Paramedic techniques, practices, and skills
3. Ability to plan and evaluate nursing care
4. Ability to understand and follow detailed oral and written instructions and to be capable of maintaining nursing records and charts
5. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, patients, families, and physicians
