Job description
Paramedic
Start Date: 11-02-2026
End Date: 02-01-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 48
Candidate Pay Rate: $50.40 per hour
About United Health Care Staffing
At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.
Education
- Job Duties "Provides professional and compassionate care to all age groups. Individualizes Patient Care as needed to accurately reflect current patient needs. This ensures that interventions or physician order requests are made promptly, particularly when exceptions occur on patient care guidelines. Provides patient care, which is appropriate to the patient diagnosis, symptoms, and physician orders, following ambulance and/or hospital policies and procedures. Performs patient assessment and takes appropriate action according to treatment guidelines.Administers Medications utilizing the 5 Rights and according to the stand operating procedure.
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- Common diagnoses/Types of patients Trauma, chest pain, respiratory distress, falls, abdominal pain
- Experience or 'Must have' skills ALS level of care
- required to titrate drips? Yes
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips Nitroglycerin, heparin, IV fluids, vasopressors
- Who do they report to/ chain of command Ambulance Supervisor, VP of Patient Care
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc) CPAP, Bi PAP, Ventilators
- Are they required to have intubation expereince Preferred
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 24 hrs on, 24 hours on call (10 minutes response) 24 on, 24 on call, 96 hours off. This may change but would be communicated a minimum of 30 days before any schedule change
- Weekend Requirements As it falls in the schedule rotation
- Holiday Requirements As it falls in the schedule rotation
- Is there call or a standby requirement? Yes, See above for explanation
- Floating Requirements? No
- Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy blue/black pants, Department provided shirt
- Unit/Department specific orientation 1 full rotation of orientation (48 hours primary, 48 on-call)
- Additional Notes No requirement to work in the ED. Strictly a 911 service with interfacility transfers. Will intercept with volunteer squads enroute to our facility if ALS care is needed.
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Ready to start your next adventure as a Paramedic? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.