General Description |
The Flight Paramedic provides high quality, comprehensive care to critically ill and/or injured persons in the air medical environment Outside of the Continental United States. |
Duties and Responsibilities |
- Provide medical care from initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility or EMS services.
- Comply with safety standards to assure safety of self, team members, patient, and equipment prior to aircraft departure.
- Maintain thorough patient care documentation, utilizing the company’s electronic health record.
- Function as a medical flight team member demonstrating competency in knowledge by participating in clinical experiences, didactic, and laboratory experiences.
- Attend pre-mission briefing and mission de-briefing, plan and prepare by reviewing patient information, communicate with clinical leadership, sending, and receiving clinical team members.
- Participate in Phoenix Air Group committees, projects, activities, and positively represent the company in all interactions in public and on social media.
- Attend clinical staff meetings, either in person or online, and participate in the development and review of patient care guidelines and standards as assigned.
- Must be able to perform all flight missions as assigned, to include but not limited to, High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) flights.
- Must be able to deploy for a monthly rotation.
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Skills, Competencies, Education, Certification, and/or Licensure Requirements |
- Nationally Registered Paramedic currently licensed in the United States.
- Minimum three-year experience, five-year or more preferred.
- Must have BLS, ACLS, pediatric specialty, and TPATC (or ATLS audit) (may obtain the trauma course within one year after hire).
- Certification in one of the following preferred: FP-C or CCP-C (must obtain within two-year after hire).
- Ability to interface with technology demands involved in delivering care within aeromedical operations.
- Able to read, analyze and interpret health and flight-related journals, hospital records, and job-specific legal documents.
- Must be able to pass a federal background check to obtain a security clearance.
- Have a US valid passport.
- Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.
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Physical Demands |
- Lift and/or move up to 150 pounds with assistance.
- Use hands; reach with hands and arms to perform medical procedures and assessments.
- Speak, hear, and understand verbal instructions.
- Sit for extended periods of time frequently.
- You will need to be comfortable flying and working in small spaces.
- Stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell as needed.
- Vision abilities specifically required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- While donned in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and inside a simulated infectious disease environment, to include proprietary isolation units, or working with hazardous exposures, a candidate must be able to perform all duties as required by patient’s medical condition.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.
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