Travel Flight Paramedic

Overview

$20,000 Sign On Bonus, Travel Pay, Per Diem, and Off Duty Housing Provided

Join us for an extraordinary career as a Travel Flight Paramedic with Air Methods.

With a schedule of 14 days on and 14 days off, working 24-hour shifts, you ll deliver top-notch critical care wherever the need arises. Bringing a minimum of 36 months of experience in a busy 911 transport or flight setting within the last 5 years, your expertise will be invaluable.

Your responsibilities will encompass assessment, triage, and treatment, ensuring the safe transport of critical patients to the appropriate medical facility. From the unique vantage point of a helicopter, you ll enjoy breathtaking views, enhancing the experience of your daily work.

Join us in making a significant impact on the well-being of those in need, all while upholding our commitment to excellence and safety in medical transport.

Job Summary

The clinician will be stationed at a helicopter or fixed-wing base in Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Illinois, Missouri, or South Dakota
, with base selection based on company needs. The clinician is expected to stay at the assigned base for 18 months, working on a rotating schedule of 14 days on and 14 days off. A compact license or a license in one of these states is required. If the position is backfilled by a local clinician during the assignment, the clinician may be reassigned to a new base based on the company s needs.

Responsible for providing high quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Air Methods Community Based Services (CBS) Medical Director(s). You ll be responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of Air Methods CBS assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Practices within his/her scope of practice as defined by the states regulating each base and Air Methods CBS. Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Medical Base Supervisor and Medical Education Coordinator.
• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures. Attends minimum of six educational programs per year pertinent to his/her practice.
• Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Air Methods CBS. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver 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 Air Methods CBS 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., national, state legislative--elected or appointed.
• Other Duties…