Job Title: Mobile Healthcare Paramedic - Geisinger At Home -Part-Time - Population Health
Location: Pittston, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Patient Support, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Part time
Department: Geisinger at Home Nursing Team
Date Posted: 07/25/2024
Job ID: R-65179

Job Summary

Provides paramedic level care, providing pre-hospital life support service in accordance with Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Act and consistent with related rules, regulations and regional protocol to people of all ages. Provide an expanded role within their scope of practice and social support activities in tandem with other providers in the patient’s home or community.

Job Duties

• Within the scope of practice defined by the Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services Act and its regulations and any other applicable law, this individual provides healthcare in the out-of-hospital setting with a goal of improving a patient’s overall health by providing patient assessment and treatments in an integrated fashion that is coordinated with the Advanced Medical Home, care managers, primary care physicians, hospitalists, and other healthcare providers.
• Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences.
• Communicates educational needs to Mobile Integrated Healthcare Coordinator, Operations Director and Emergency Medical Services Medical Director.
• Maintains unrestricted Medical Command Authorization or other required credentialing with the Mobile Integrated Health.
• Attends continuing education programs pertinent to their area of practice.
• Conducts vehicle and equipment survey at onset of assigned tour and following patient encounters, participates in maintaining equipment and preparedness.
• Performs routine medication checks at the change of each shift and uses proper written documentation.
• Provides preceptorships as assigned for new personnel, students accepted from affiliate agency programs and volunteers.
• Responsible for actively participating in patient safety improvement and management program.
• Assumes responsibility for identifying processes or systems that could potentially lead to errors and adverse events.
• Knows and follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures applicable to assigned duties.
• Participates in required organizational and departmental patient safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational patient safety.
• Promptly reports serious events and incidents in accordance with established hospital policy and procedure.
• Develop a patient evaluation plan to assure that patient’s information is accurate and intact.
• The Mobile Home Paramedic will respond to identified health needs and perform a home safety assessment, ultimately improving the quality of life and health.
• Role will include outreach, wellness, health screening assessments, health teaching, providing Immunizations, disease management, including a thorough understanding of monitoring diabetes, congestive heart failure, and other diseases and the methods and medications used to treat them.
• Recognition of mental health issues and referral into the existing mental health care system.
• Wound care, safety programs, and functioning as integrated members of a healthcare team.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Hours:8 AM to 6 PM (Rotation of Weekends)
• 5 years of experience and a paramedic certification is required
• Local travel is required to see patients - More than 50% of the time
• This position delivers personalized care to medically complex Geisinger Health Plan members in their homes.

************************************************************************************

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more:

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)

Our Purpose & Values

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.