Hospital Paramedic - Emergency Room

HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Responsible for providing high quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife Medical Director(s). The Flight Paramedic be responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; Practices within his/her scope of practice as defined by the states regulating each base and HCA Houston Healthcare.

Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures. Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife.

Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed.

Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver safe patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to insure rapid response to all transport requests.

Participates in patient and referring institution follow-up and planned outreach marketing and education activities.

Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and completes necessary documentation.

Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities.

Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment.

Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed. Serves as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel when transporting specialty patients by helicopter.

Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by HCA Houston Healthcare AirLife Medical Director(s).

Serves as a role model, educator and clinical resource. Participates regularly in departmental activities, projects and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities).

Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities, i.e., Advanced Trauma Care for Nurse, or Advanced Trauma Life Spt, or Crit Care Emerg Med Transp Prg, or Advanced Provider Course ITLS, or Prehospital Trauma Life Suppor, or Trauma Nursing Core Course

No Travel Required

HCA Houston AirLife 14, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

We share a mission, a commitment to the communities we serve and a standard of excellence for providing compassionate patient care. With 16 acute care and specialty hospitals, freestanding emergency rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 16,000 employees, HCA Gulf Coast Division offers patients access to a circle of care that is unique in the region. We bring comprehensive care close to home, including advanced medical care, education, and community outreach. By joining together as a network, hospitals are able to focus on improving outcomes and enhancing services for their own communities, while pooling resources for other functions like staffing and systems management.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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