Flight Paramedic

***Dual credentials/overseas experience, military experience, and infectious disease experience highly desired***

SUMMARY

The Paramedic Critical Care Flight position requires the Paramedic to transfer injured or critically ill patients between hospitals and other healthcare facilities. They will work as part of the AeroMD interdisciplinary team, which includes physicians, nurses and respiratory therapist Ability to adapt to new skills and information is essential to succeed in this role. Critical thinking skills are a must. This position is physically and intellectually demanding. It is essential that Paramedics in this capacity are comfortable with providing out-of-hospital care and willing to learn new skills to facilitate the transfer of patients. The plan of care will be consistent with approved AeroMD protocols, policies and procedures.


DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary:

• Collaborates with team and initiates care plan based on patient assessment and significant other input/data. Continuously reviews and revises plan as needed per patient's condition. Maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Provides care to all types of patients to include adult, pediatric, and OB patients with various levels of acuity.
• Responsible for transport of critically ill and/or injured patients that may require advanced assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and intervention skills.
• Completes daily duties as well as all mandatory education/training. Stays current with AeroMD communications (i.e. emails, Shift briefings, etc.)
• Promotes team effort and unity when working with the receiving and transferring centers.
• Organizes and performs work effectively and efficiently, completing all paperwork within required time frames.
• Will be responsible for the familiarization and utilization of various types of biomedical equipment.
• Consistently demonstrates professional behavior and performs proactive interventions which support the Mission, Vision and Values of AeroMD. Responds to patient complaints.
• Demonstrates standards of performance (ownership, teamwork, communication, compassion) that support patient satisfaction and principles of service excellence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Licensure / Certifications: Current National Registry Paramedic.
• Obtain FP-C within 6 months of employment.
• Experience: Minimum of five years' experience with a paid EMS provider at the paramedic level.
• Maintains knowledge and training of current evidence-based practices in advanced cardiac, pediatric and trauma care.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

Any other duty or responsibility assigned by the Program Director or Chief Medical Officer

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

The qualifications listed are representative of those required to successfully fulfill the job responsibilities but may be adjusted for specific positions.

REQUIRED

Education: High School Diploma, state level EMT-P or NREMT-P

Experience: 5 years paid experience at EMT-P transport level with a preferred blend of pre-hospital and critical care transport experience.

Licenses: U.S. EMT-P state licensed with ability to procure VI EMT-P and/or FL EMT-P

Certificates: BLS, ACLS, PALS

PREFERRED


Education: AS, AAS, or BS degree. Masters Degree preferred.

Experience: 5 years paid Pre-hospital EMS experience, Critical care transport experience preferred

COMPETENCIES

As Defined by AeroMD training program

SKILLS

Skills as required to conduct fixed and ground critical care transport.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to perform medical procedures and assessments, reach with hands and arms, and speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and smell. The employee is required to maintain adequate physical conditioning to be able to perform job duties. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employees to function effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients, and customers.


The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.


WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.


While performing duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions; and is frequently exposed to blood-borne pathogens or airborne particles, fumes and gases, electrical and chemical hazards and vibrations/turbulence. Pre-employment and annual physicals will be provided to include appropriate immunizations as required, back screening and a PPD skin test for tuberculosis.


The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, requiring hearing protection while inflight and at a moderate level when in the hospital environment. Pre Employment and annual audiograms will be provided to monitor for hearing loss. Noise attenuation devices will be provided to all employees, but it is the employee's responsibility to utilize these devices to prevent hearing loss.

AAP/EEO

AeroMD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at AeroMD are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This Equal Employment Opportunity policy governs all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, promotions, transfers, compensation, discipline, termination, layoff, access to benefits and training, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.

AeroMD strongly urges the reporting of all instances of discrimination and harassment, and prohibits retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination, harassment, or participates in an investigation of such report. Appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination, will be taken against any employee who violates this policy.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.