Flight Paramedic (Part Time)- Hope, AR

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Flight Paramedic (Part Time)- Hope, AR

Flight Paramedic (Part Time)- Hope, AR

Job Title:

Flight Paramedic (Part Time)

Work Location:

Hope, AR

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 respectful communication in routine and high-stress situations.
• Serve as a clinical resource or preceptor when qualified and assigned.

• Current, unrestricted paramedic license or certification in each state required for assignment and patient transport. Additional state licensure/certification must be obtained within the timeframe established by Pafford Medical Services, Inc.
• At least three years and a minimum of 4,000 hours of recent ALS experience with progressively increasing responsibility, including critical care transport, high-acuity EMS, emergency department, intensive care transport, or other experience relevant to the program’s scope of care.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS credentials.
• Current PALS, or PEPP credential appropriate to the program's pediatric scope of care.
• Current NRP credential when assigned to high-risk obstetric or neonatal patients.
• Current trauma education appropriate to the role and program scope, such as ITLS, PHTLS, or an approved equivalent.
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