Flight Paramedic | Gundersen Air - Sparta

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Come fly with us! When minutes matter, Gundersen AIR delivers life-saving care in some of the region’s most advanced medical helicopters. Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a fulltime Flight Paramedic to join our Gundersen Air team, comprised of 11 Flights Nurses and 10 Flight Medics. While we have bases located in both Sparta, WI and Decorah, IA you will primarily be working out of Sparta, WI.

What You’ll Do:

As a Flight Paramedic, working in conjunction with the Flight Nurse and pilot in sharing patient care duties and operational responsibilities, you will function as an advanced trained paramedic able to provide critical care in the medical transport of critically ill and injured patients. The role requires an autonomous practice and the ability to follow and deliver care using existing medical protocols and critical thinking skills.

In collaboration with the Flight Nurse, you will assess patient condition(s) to determine nature and extent of illness or trauma; develop plan of care for the patient during the transfer; establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed; and incorporate knowledge of patient’s physical and psychosocial development into planning intervention(s) to deliver quality patient care. You will demonstrate and utilize advanced trauma skills and lifesaving procedures such as intubation, needle decompression, surgical and needle cricothyrotomy, central and peripheral intravenous access and pericardiocentesis proficiency.

You may also assist the pilot as requested inflight, operating and remaining proficient in advanced radio, navigation, NVG equipment, aviation map reading skills, plotting coordinates, as well as GPS operation.

What’s Available:

• Fulltime, one 24-hour shift and one 12-hour shift per week
• Starting pay of $27.62 per hour and up, based on your years of experience as well as generous shift/weekend/holiday differentials
• Onsite:
  Decorah, IA
• Position will require the selected candidate to travel and cross-train in La Crosse, WI and Decorah, IA as part of a 3-month orientation period

What You’ll Need:

• High School Diploma or equivalency + completion of approved EMT-Paramedic course that utilizes the D.O.T. EMT-P course guidelines. Associate degree in a health related field desired
• 3-4 years’ work experience in the 911 arena as an EMT-Paramedic working as an Advanced Life Support Provider required
• 1-year Interfacility transport experience or Critical Care transport experience or air medical transportation is highly desired
• Valid Wisconsin, Minnesota or Iowa driver’s license
• National Registry Emergency Medical Technician
  - Paramedic (NREMT-P)
• Emergency Medical Technician
  - Paramedic
  - Wisconsin (EMT-P) & Minnesota (EMT-P MN) & Iowa Paramedic License (EMT-P IA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) & Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, families, and healthcare team members
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
• Ability to function in an extended shift (24 hours or greater) environment and be able to constructively utilize down-time between responses, transports, and transfers.

Additional Education, Learning, Licensure, and Certification Required After Hire:

• Incident Command Center (ICS) 100, 200, 700 & 800 certificates required within 12 months of hire
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Basic Life Support for Obstetrics (BLSO) or Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics (ALSO), and Transport Professional Advanced Trauma Course…