Flight Paramedic - AirCare

Position: Flight Paramedic I - AirCare - Full-Time/ Part-Time
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Job

Requisition  Category:

Allied Health Organization:

Air Care Location /s:

Job Title:

Flight Paramedic I
- Air Care
- Full-Time/ Part-Time

Job Summary:

To provide optimum critical/emergency care to sick or injured patients transported by aircraft or other vehicle to UMMC or other designated facility.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience

Required:

High School Diploma/GED and three (3) years of paramedic experience. Maximum weight limit of 250 pounds when fully clothed. (cannot exceed weight of 250 pounds fully clothed). Individual must be able to lift a patient weighing 250 pounds onto a stretcher and to carry said patient and stretcher for a minimum of fifty (50) feet and load patient and stretcher into a helicopter, or other vehicle, with the help of another provider.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration

Required:

Paramedic from the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Paramedic from the Mississippi Department of Health required post-hire within 2 weeks. Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association. FEMA ICS 100 and 700 from the Emergency Management Institute. One of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians certification:
Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), International Trauma Life Support (ITLS), or Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS). Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association required post-hire within six (6) months. Critical Care Paramedic from the Mississippi Department of Health required post-hire within two (2) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

Paramedic from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians in Louisiana and Alabama. Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) from the American Heart Association and Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) from the American Burn Association. Critical Care Paramedic and Flight Paramedic from the International Board for Specialty Certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of the information and techniques to identify, diagnose and treat human injuries or diseases for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients. Knowledge of agents, equipment, procedures, and techniques for the provision of emergency and critical care for inter-facility and scene transports. Verbal and written communication skills. Ability to remain calm in emergency conditions. Ability to provide physical and psychological treatment and comfort to patients.

Ability to withstand exposure to noise, external weather conditions, and work in high altitudes. Ability to maintain and comply with weight and lifting restrictions and requirements. Ability to fill shifts at Jackson UMMC campus or remote site as required.

Responsibilities Evaluates, plans, provides and documents care for patients in the disaster, transport, (air, ground) and/or the out of hospital environment.

Provides physical and psychological comfort to patients, monitors patients condition during transport and adverse reactions to drugs of treatment.

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