Flight Paramedic - OKC

Job Title:

Flight Paramedic

Work Location:

Assigned Base;
Travel as required

Division/Department:
Air Med

The Flight Paramedic is a licensed paramedic and critical care transport clinician who provides safe, autonomous, evidence-based care to critically ill or injured patients across the lifespan. As part of an interdisciplinary transport team, the Flight Paramedic assesses, stabilizes, treats, monitors, and transports patients by rotor-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aircraft when assigned, and ground critical care ambulance. Care is provided within applicable law, paramedic licensure, Pafford Medical Services, Inc.

policies and clinical guidelines, the program s scope of care, and medical direction.

Essential Functions

Clinical Care

• Review transport requests and available records; receive a complete handoff; independently assess the patient; identify transport risks; and develop an individualized plan of care.
• Stabilize, prepare, and safely transport adult, pediatric, neonatal, obstetric, medical, and trauma patients consistent with the program s approved scope of care.
• Continuously monitor the patient, recognize deterioration, anticipate complications, and initiate timely interventions or medical control consultation as required.
• Manage advanced airways and mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, infusion therapy, vasoactive and sedative medications, blood products, drains, tubes, and other authorized critical care therapies.
• Maintain continuity of care from acceptance through bedside handoff and provide clear, compassionate communication to patients, families, and referring and receiving teams.

Transport Operations and Safety

• Participate in mission briefings, risk assessment, crew resource management, and debriefing; promptly identify and communicate safety concerns.
• Follow aviation and ground safety procedures, instructions of the pilot in command, applicable FAA requirements, and program policies. This clinical role does not exercise aviation operational control.
• Perform equipment, medication, oxygen, battery, and supply checks; secure the patient and equipment; and maintain mission readiness.
• Coordinate effectively with pilots, communications personnel, EMS, fire and law enforcement agencies, referring and receiving facilities, and specialty teams.
• Complete missions initiated during the assigned shift when clinically and operationally appropriate, recognizing that mission completion may extend beyond scheduled hours and remains subject to fatigue-management and safety requirements.

Documentation, Quality, and Readiness

• Complete accurate and timely patient care records, medication and controlled-substance documentation, equipment records, and required operational reports.
• Participate in quality management, case review, peer review, safety reporting, performance improvement, clinical investigation, and research activities as assigned.
• Inspect, clean, restock, and maintain equipment, medications, supplies, and transport work areas; promptly report deficiencies and remove unsafe equipment from service.
• Protect patient privacy and comply with documentation, billing, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
• Participate in education, simulation, community outreach, committees, and other activities supporting clinical quality, safety, and service readiness.

Education and Professional Practice

• Successfully complete initial orientation, clinical validation, transport safety training, and competency requirements before independent assignment.
• Maintain required licenses, certifications, continuing education, clinical currency, skills validation, and annual competencies for assigned patient populations and interventions.
• Demonstrate sound judgment, professional conduct, teamwork, cultural sensitivity, and…