Community Paramedics support Inbound Health’s Hospital-at-Home patients by delivering proactive, in-home care in collaboration with healthcare partners. They help reduce rehospitalizations by monitoring and treating patients according to individualized care plans. As patient advocates, they identify and address barriers to treatment adherence, ensuring safe, patient-centered care.

Job Responsibilities

• Establishes relationships with and provides patient home assessments and care to ensure patient safety and success in the program.
• Assesses, obtains history and treats patient in the home following department procedures and processes.
• Follows orders given for patient care to include medication administration and IV fluid resuscitation
• Competence in procedural skills including, but not limited to, phlebotomy, vascular access device management, hydration therapy, medication administration (oral, intravenous, intramuscular), wound management, specimen collection.
• Provides biometric set up in patients’ homes including education for patient and family.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, interdisciplinary team to provide effective care coordination.
• Share pertinent assessment findings with effective communication skills to collaborate with the remote provider and multidisciplinary team members.
• Ensure all interventions in the patient’s care plan are implemented with a patient centered approach.
• Maintain a therapeutic and professional patient provider relationship.
• Maintains daily paperwork and procedures.
• Performs documentation in EMR per policy and procedure.
• Identifies opportunities for improvements of services provided.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives.
• Participates in education to improve quality of program.
• Operates and maintains equipment in accordance with manufacturer and company policy.
• Adherence to policy and protocol.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience as a paramedic in a 911 setting
• High School Diploma, GED or Vocational degree, AAS Paramedic degree preferred
• EMSRB Community Paramedic required
• Certified Paramedic - MN Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board required (state specific)
• Nationally Registered Paramedic preferred
• ACLS-BLS Tier 3 - Multisource required American Heart Association
• Community Paramedic Certificate (state specific)
• Driver's License required (valid / state specific)
• Strong clinical skills with assessment and evaluation of patient care.
• Ability to work independently in patients home, be organized and resourceful, with strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of emergency medical care techniques and procedures
• Knowledge of community paramedicine concepts;
• Ability to thoroughly evaluate, assess, and differentially diagnose patient's conditions and communicate clearly with professional medical personnel;
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with medical providers, fellow employees, patients, and the public.

Additional Information

• Standard shift is 4 – 10’s
• Current typical shift: Hours 10am – 8:30pm
• 2 weekends per month
• Holiday rotation