The Critical Care Transport Paramedic is responsible for the safe transport and maintenance of high-quality clinical care for critically ill and/or injured patients requiring advanced life-support (ALS) or critical care transport (CCT). Transports patients via ambulance to/from Orlando Health facilities, assesses patient needs, and develops care plans in coordination with other healthcare providers to ensure the best care possible. This position is intended to be used at ORMC and APH.

The Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team transports and provides comprehensive care to an
age population of birth to 18 years. Care is provided to patients with the need for maintenance of
an adequate airway, cardiovascular integrity, adequate fluid and electrolyte balance, and
hemodynamic stability.
The Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team is based at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
Medical coverage for the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team is available 24 hours per day, 7
days per week. Requests for transport from referring physicians will be directed to the PICU
Intensivist/Fellow on call for the Pediatric Critical Care patients. For the acute care patients,
requests will be directed to the Admitting physician. The team will be activated by the transfer
center as soon as an accepting physician is identified.

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient being treated/transported.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the lifespan, assesses data reflective of the patient’s status,

and interprets necessary information to identify patient requirements relative to age-specific needs.

• Prescribes, delegates, coordinates, and documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner, including but

not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.

• Provides and documents individualized patient care, including patient and personal safety, patient assessments in collaboration with

all other healthcare providers, patient reassessments, maintenance of airway patency, airway intervention, IV access, ECG
interpretations, dysrhythmia recognition, drug administration, and all other invasive or non-invasive treatments/therapies.

• Obtains and maintains proficiency with electronic charting and documentation systems.
• Demonstrates competency in paramedic and critical care skills. Uses patient care/unit equipment as defined by manufacturer and

unit-specific competencies. Adheresto protocols and standards of care as defined and/or assigned by the program Medical Director.

• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Standards of Care and Practice.
• Effectively multitasks, demonstrates effective problem-solving techniques, and conflict resolution strategies.
• Exhibits effective leadership qualities and delegates tasks and duties to other healthcare team members according to patient needs.
• Maintains situational awareness of the environment, including scene safety, patient condition, operational needs. Considers the

capabilities, qualifications, and limitations of collaborating team members

• Safely operates in and around emergency vehicles and assists with vehicle operations, when applicable.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or concerns to other healthcare team members.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state,

and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures