Critical Care Paramedic – Government Healthcare
Description
Critical Care Paramedic – Government Healthcare job in Portsmouth, Virginia
Location: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth | Portsmouth, VA
Schedule: Rotating hours
About the Role
Federal Staffing Resources (FSR) is seeking skilled Paramedics to support Naval Medical Center Portsmouth—a high-volume, mission-critical Department of Defense medical facility serving active-duty service members, retirees, and their families.
In this role, you’ll provide advanced life support (ALS) and critical care transport services as part of the Interfacility Transport Team (IFTT) and Patient Transfer Center, operating in a 24/7 environment alongside elite Navy and DHA medical professionals.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver advanced life support and critical care transport for adult, pediatric, obstetric, trauma, and psychiatric patients.
- Perform advanced airway management including endotracheal intubation, cricothyrotomy, and mechanical ventilation.
- Administer medications and blood products; monitor cardiac rhythms; perform defibrillation, pacing, and cardioversion.
- Conduct interfacility and intra-facility transfers, ensuring safe, timely, and effective patient handoffs.
- Operate and maintain ambulances, monitors, ventilators, and infusion pumps in accordance with DHA and MTF protocols.
- Support Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and Patient Transfer Center operations.
- Document care accurately in MHS GENESIS and comply with DHA reporting standards.
- Participate in QA/QI reviews, training, and annual readiness drills as mission-essential staff.
What you’ll need
- Graduate of an accredited Paramedic program.
- NREMT-Paramedic (NRP) or Virginia State Paramedic License (must maintain current).
- Minimum 1 year of post-certification experience as a practicing Paramedic.
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS (American Heart Association or Red Cross).
- Valid driver’s license and Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) certification.
- Must be able to lift/move patients and equipment up to 250 lbs with assistance.
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, and perform physically demanding tasks for long periods.
- U.S. Citizenship required
Position Contingent upon contract award with an anticipated fall start date
Federal Staffing Resources (FSR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a proud partner in the Federal Government’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.