Paramedic – Emergency Department (Night Shift)

About the role

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading‑edge, and patient care is world class. As a Paramedic you will provide immediate medical treatment to patients with critical injuries, illnesses and concerns, requiring fast thinking and rapid response in an emergency setting.

Key responsibilities

• Provide patient care in the Emergency Department under RN supervision.
• Obtain and record vital signs.
• Perform EKGs, CPR, phlebotomy and oral, nasal or ET suctioning.
• Initiate cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy and saline locks.
• Notify RN or physician of rhythm changes.
• Apply orthopaedic appliances and simple splints.
• Size crutches and teach crutch walking.
• Assist with equipment setup, chest tubes, gastric lavage, lumbar puncture, etc.
• Assist with restraint and seclusion of patients and apply restraint devices.
• Transport patients and specimens.
• Assist with sterile procedures and maintain supplies and equipment.
• Perform fluid and drug administration.

Required profile

• Completion of an accredited EMS‑Paramedic Training Program.
• Current licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician‑Paramedic (EMTP) in Ohio.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
• Clinical experience through an EMS Paramedic Training Program.
• Preferred: International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) certification.
• Preferred: One year of experience as an EMT‑P.

Required skills

• EKG operation.
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
• Phlebotomy.
• Oral, nasal and endotracheal suctioning.
• Cardiac monitoring.
• Oxygen therapy.
• Saline lock placement.
• Orthopaedic appliance application and splinting.
• Crutch fitting and instruction.
• Equipment setup for chest tubes, gastric lavage, lumbar puncture.
• Restraint device application.
• Patient transport.
• Sterile procedure assistance.
• Fluid and drug administration.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, ITLS certifications.