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Physician Response Partner Paramedic

Position Number: 7203648
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Medicine - Emergency Medical Services

Physician Response Partner Paramedic

Job Summary

The Physician Response Partner Paramedic is an advanced practice paramedic who partners with a board-certified EMS physician on the EMS Physician Response Vehicle (PRV). This position provides advanced prehospital critical care in collaboration with the EMS physician at the scene of high-acuity calls across the regional EMS system. The paramedic functions as the physician's clinical partner-anticipating needs, performing critical care interventions within the Critical Care Paramedic scope, and assisting the physician with procedures that fall outside the paramedic scope (e.g., surgical airway, escharotomy, field amputation). The paramedic also serves as the primary operator of the PRV, manages on-board equipment and resources, and ensures seamless integration with frontline EMS, fire, and law enforcement agencies. The paramedic operates under the direct supervision of the EMS physician and within the scope established by the EMS Medical Director and the program's internal critical care credentialing process.

Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Respond with the EMS physician on the Physician Response Vehicle (PRV) to high-acuity prehospital calls (trauma, medical, entrapment, mass casualty, pediatric, and other complex scenes) across the regional EMS service area.
Function as a clinical partner to the EMS physician-anticipating needs, communicating concerns, advocating for the patient, and providing a second set of trained eyes on scene assessment, patient status, and crew resource management.
Perform advanced prehospital critical care interventions consistent with the scope of a Critical Care Paramedic and within the scope established by the EMS Medical Director and internal credentialing, including but not limited to: advanced airway management (including drug-assisted intubation), mechanical ventilation management, transfusion of blood products, procedural sedation, finger and tube thoracostomy, central and intraosseous vascular access, and resuscitative interventions.
Assist the EMS physician in an assisting capacity only with procedures that fall outside the scope of a Critical Care Paramedic - for example, surgical airway, escharotomy, and field amputation. In these cases the paramedic's role is limited to procedural support, equipment preparation, exposure and positioning, medication and blood product administration, monitoring, and documentation; the procedure itself is performed by the EMS physician.
Perform delegated procedures under direct physician supervision and within the scope established by the EMS Medical Director and internal credentialing.
Independently prepare, set up, and operate critical care equipment including transport ventilators, infusion pumps, blood/fluid warmers, advanced hemodynamic monitors, and other PRV-carried devices.
Manage, draw up, and administer medications and blood products carried on the PRV per protocol and direct physician orders.
Maintain operational readiness of the PRV: complete daily equipment, medication, and blood product inventory checks; restock and clean the vehicle; verify communications and response systems; document checks per program policy.
Serve as the primary operator of the PRV - drive and operate the vehicle to and from scenes safely under both routine and emergency response conditions, in accordance with University of Utah Health and program vehicle operations policy, applicable traffic laws, and Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) standards.
Coordinate and communicate seamlessly with frontline EMS crews, fire, law enforcement, air medical resources, and receiving hospital teams; deliver concise clinical handoff and maintain situational awareness throughout the response.
Document all patient care, interventions, medications administered, and physician orders accurately and contemporaneously in the electronic patient care record and University of Utah Health EHR.
Participate in ongoing internal critical care credentialing, simulation, skills laboratories, and continuing education to maintain procedural competency, even when external critical care certification is not maintained.
Participate in continuous quality improvement activities including case review, morbidity and mortality conferences, post-mission debriefs, protocol development, and program-related research.
Train, precept, and mentor other paramedics, residents, fellows, and learners on advanced prehospital procedures, PRV operations, and team-based critical care delivery.
Maintain scene and personal safety awareness at all times; support the physician in scene size-up, hazard identification, and incident command coordination.
Other duties as assigned by the EMS Medical Director, program leadership, or designee.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Demonstrated expert-level prehospital clinical judgment, assessment, and decision-making in high-acuity and time-critical situations.
Demonstrated competency with critical care equipment and procedures, including transport ventilators, infusion pumps, blood product administration, advanced airway management, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
Demonstrated ability to function as a true clinical partner to a physician-anticipating needs, communicating directly and respectfully, and contributing to shared decision-making while maintaining role clarity.
Demonstrated human relations and communication skills with physicians, frontline EMS partners, hospital teams, allied public safety, patients, and families.
Demonstrated ability to function calmly and competently in austere, uncontrolled, and high-stress prehospital environments.
Demonstrated knowledge of life span growth and development and the ability to assess and provide care across the age continuum per departmental policy.
Demonstrated ability to maintain crew resource management principles, scene safety, and situational awareness.
Ability to function during regularly scheduled 12-hour or alternative shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with rapid response readiness.
Ability to maintain all department and organization-required training, credentialing, and competencies by expected due dates.
Ability to lift and carry equipment of varying weight and configuration in challenging environments.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Required

Current RQI Healthcare Provider ALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The ALS eCredential is to be obtained within 90 days of hire
Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Current certification to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Utah.
Current RQI Healthcare Provider PALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The PALS eCredential is to be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Required
Minimum of five (5) years of full-time field paramedic experience.
Prior or current certification as a Critical Care Paramedic (e.g., CCP-C, CCEMT-P) and/or prior or current Flight Paramedic certification (e.g., FP-C), with documented clinical experience in that role. Active certification is preferred but not required; applicants must have held the certification and practiced in a critical care or flight role at some point in their career.
Current certification to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Utah.
Current National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Paramedic (NRP) certification.
Current RQI Healthcare Provider BLS, ACLS, and PALS eCredentials through the University of Utah Health RQI system, obtained within the timeframes required by University of Utah Health policy.
Successful completion of the program's internal Critical Care / Advanced Practice Paramedic credentialing curriculum within the defined onboarding period; ongoing maintenance of internal credentialing thereafter.
Valid driver's license and ability to be insured under the University of Utah fleet policy; acceptable motor vehicle record.
Current Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) certification, or completion within the program-defined onboarding period; ongoing maintenance of EVOC certification as required by program policy.
Working Conditions
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
Work is performed in austere and uncontrolled prehospital environments including roadways, residences, industrial sites, wilderness, and mass casualty incidents, as well as inside the PRV and at receiving hospitals.
Exposure to weather extremes, bodily fluids, infectious disease, hazardous materials, and other prehospital hazards is expected.
Position involves intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and consistently requires lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving medical equipment or patients while providing care.
Requires availability for 12-hour or alternative shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays, with rapid mobilization in response to dispatch.

Preferences
Current FP-C, CCP-C, or CCEMT-P certification.
Experience in helicopter EMS (HEMS), critical care ground transport, tactical EMS, or wilderness medicine.
Prior experience working alongside physicians in a prehospital, critical care transport, or emergency department setting.
Additional certifications such as TP-C (Tactical Paramedic - Certified) or C-NPT (Certified Neonatal/Pediatric Transport).
Bachelor's degree in EMS, healthcare, or a related field.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN17117N
Full Time or Part Time? Part Time
Work Schedule Summary: PRN shifts, hours tbd, likely 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends and holidays.
Department: 00258 - Emergency Medical Physicians
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $33.00 - $35.00
Close Date: 7/15/2026
Open Until Filled:

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