Paramedic **Southwest Health** 1 Positions ID: 50132 Posted On 06/27/2024 **Job Overview** Requirements + Requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. + Wisconsin Paramedic licensure required. + Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license equivalent to a Wisconsin Class D license. + Emergency Vehicle Operators Course or similar course completion. + HAZMAT Awareness Course completion. + Working knowledge of HIPAA and other privacy laws/regulations. + NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800 Certifications; or completion within 3 months of hire required. + Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) are required. Work Hours 1. We are seeking a full-time (48 hours/ week) Flex Paramedic/ Critical Care Paramedic to work rotating shifts. The position may require either a day or night start, with a schedule of 24 hours followed by 48 hours off. Workdays are based on the department's needs. Job Summary The paramedic is responsible for providing pre-hospital emergency medical care at the paramedic level for those served by Southwest Health Emergency Medical Service. They perform pre-hospital medical care and provide assistance to staff as assigned within Southwest Health. All medical care performed is pursuant to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) as outlined under, but not limited to the following: Wisconsin Administrative Code DHS 110, the prescribed Southwest Health EMS medical guidelines, policies and procedures outlined by the medical director, the current version of the Standards and Procedures of Practical Skills and the current Scope of Practice for Paramedic. The Paramedic also serves as the lead patient care giver and ranking EMS official unless relieved of that duty by EMS command staff. Primary Contact 13894 Miranda Koch HR Generalist, Human Resources 608-342-4796 Phone Phone Phone Fax hr@southwesthealth.org Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Health Care Location Platteville, WI Job Type Employee Full/Part Part Time **Qualifications** Education High School/GED Company ID 1250 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20240627 End Date 20250630 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** EMT/ Paramedic/CMA/LPN/RN - Float Pool - exposure Medical Associates Paramedic Southwest Health **Share this Job** Southwest Health **About the Company** **Southwest Health** is a non-profit healthcare system offering southwest Wisconsin a range of services within our various facilities. Our locations include a hospital and clinic in Platteville, Southwest Health Behavioral Services, a clinic, Eye Center, and rehab services facility in Cuba City, Darlington, and Kieler Wisconsin. We are a model healthcare organization that provides the highest quality at the lowest possible cost to create healthier communities. The Joint Commission has awarded Southwest Health a full accreditation as a Health Care Organization because we strive to provide the best care possible and prove it by meeting the Joint Commissions' standards for high-quality care. Southwest Health has been named a Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. These awards and the awards won in the past, speak to the commitment Southwest Health has for safety, patient experience, and creating a healthier southwest Wisconsin. This accreditation marks Southwest Health’s fourth consecutive year of receiving the Guardian Excellence award for inpatient Patient Experience. Southwest Health features four family medicine clinics, four Eye Center locations, Birth Center, a specialty services with cardiology, ENT, and Interventional Pain, a state-of-the-art Orthopedic Institute housing physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and 24-hour emergency services, to name just a few.