Paramedic - PRN

Paramedic

• Harris EMS Job Type: PRN Schedule: Varies (24 or 12-hour shifts), Rotating Weekends Your experience matters Harris Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Paramedic joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ® . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. More about our team Working as a team, respond, treat, and react quickly and calmly to emergency and non-emergency situations to provide efficient and immediate, advanced and basic life support, care to the ill and injured. Ensure that during a shift that the assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to a single or multiple patient incidents. Ensure that during a shift that the assigned unit is properly equipped, stocked, and prepared to respond to single or multiple patient incidents. Be responsible for schedules and coverage if other personnel are not available to cover a shift. Shift work requires a mixture of days, nights, and twenty-four-hour coverage to ensure adequate coverage for the service. Harris EMS area of operation including patient's houses, infrastructures, hospitals, and long-term care facilities The duties described herein are minimum standards and may be modified to meet the changing needs of Harris Health System at any time. How you'll contribute A Paramedic who excels in this role: Performing job functions utilizing the principles of “Standard Work” is an integral part of this position. Standardization of work promotes quality through simplicity and consistency therefore it is Harris’s expectation that employees are committed to learning, and to following, Standard Work. Participation in improvement teams and following established channels for process improvement ideas is a requirement in all positions at Harris Health System. Why join us We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: Comprehensive Benefits : Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees. Financial Protection & PTO : Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off. Financial & Career Growth : Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match. Employee Well-being : Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs). Professional Development : Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

The following qualifications are the minimum requirements necessary to adequately perform this job. However, an equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the necessary knowledge skills and abilities would be acceptable, subject to any legal and/or regulatory requirements. High School Diploma required.

Associate’s degree or higher is preferred. Current North Carolina Paramedic, National Registry Preferred. Two years’ experience as a full time Paramedic desired AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI CPR AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI ACLS/ALS AHA, ARC, ASHI/HSI PALS, or PEPP BTLS/PHTLS/ITLS/TECC or TCCC , acquire within 6 months, then maintain thereafter More about Harris Regional Medical Center People are our passion and purpose.

Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.

Located in western North Carolina, picturesque Sylva offers local restaurants, stores, & breweries with convenient access to Asheville & the Blue Ridge Parkway. The landscape is highlighted by waterfalls, rocky peaks and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, providing opportunities for whitewater rafting, hiking, and biking throughout the region.

Sylva is home to Southwestern Community College and Western Carolina University, a mid-size four-year public college offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, located 5 miles away in Cullowhee. Both Asheville, NC, and Gatlinburg, TN, are just 50 miles away and Atlanta, GA is 150 miles from Sylva. EEOC Statement Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.