Paramedic Advanced; Air Care

Position Summary

The Air Care Paramedic assess patients’ needs and develops an individualized plan of care for each patient in coordination with the flight nurse. Orlando Health is home to Central Florida's only Level One Trauma Center. Our Air Care Team responds to the scene, transports calls, and serves all Orlando Health hospitals, the team also provides assistance and support to other hospitals located throughout Florida based on medical necessity.

Our Air Care Team treats each patient with efficiency and compassion. We facilitate an organized, multidisciplinary response system that helps patients return to their prior level of function and interaction within society. This continuum of care includes injury prevention, EMS and medical oversight of pre-hospital care, appropriate triage and transport, resuscitation and emergency care, surgical intervention, intensive and general acute care, rehabilitative services, behavioral health, social services, community re‑integration plans, and medical care follow-up.

Our Air Care Team is equipped with state‑of‑the‑art technology to provide safe and reliable transport to our most critically ill patients.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served, demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status and interprets the necessary information needed to identify the patient’s requirements relative to his/her age specific needs.
• Prescribe, delegate, coordinate, and document patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner. This includes, but is not limited to, patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
• Provide and document individualized patient care to include: patient and personal safety, patient assessments in collaboration with the flight RN, patient re‑assessments, maintaining airway patency, airway intervention, IV access, ECG interpretations, dysrhythmia recognition, and drug administration.
• Demonstrate competency in paramedic skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit specific competencies.
• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Standards of Care and Practice, practices effective problem identification and resolution, delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications.
• Communicate appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
• Leads and participates in departmental committees and special projects.
• Supports and helps develop quality strategies within the department.
• Helps develop and coordinate the orientation process for new Paramedics (Air Care).
• Participates in Process Improvement activities as assigned, demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient’s rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Participates in and completes all Orlando Health mandatory education and attends in services or Department meetings as required.
• Participate in Air Care Team committees (safety, education, QA, PR and Outreach).
• Assumes responsibility for professional development and continuing education.

• Graduate from an approved Paramedic Training Center.
• Air Medical Crew Core Curriculum Course required.

• Flight Paramedic Certification (FPC) required.
• Current certification as a Paramedic (PMD) in the State of Florida.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification.
• Maintains current ACLS certifications.
• Maintains current PALS certification.
• Maintains current PHTLS or ITLS.
• Prefers CCP or CCEMT.

• Five (5) years experience to include one (1) year of flight experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of 911 scene calls.