Flight Paramedic

Responsibilities

• Evaluates the scene of an accident; triages patients and provides advanced life support and critical care.
• Aids in locating and establishing a landing zone for the aircraft.
• Provides and oversees direct patient care assessing and evaluating actual or potential health problems both while the patient is being extricated and during transport.
• Plans, evaluates and implements interventions for solving patient care problems according to needs and established guidelines.
• Transports patients and equipment from aircraft, cart and gurney during the loading and unloading transport operations.
• Provides written support documentation for transports.
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment.
• Trains and assists new staff either at the scene or an inter-hospital facility.
• Performs in-patient I.V. services as required.
• Maintains daily equipment checklist with documentation.
• Transports controlled substances, as required.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of experience in critical care transport or EMS.
• Weight of less than 215 lbs. fully dressed for flight duty.
• Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) or Burn Education equivalent within one (1) year of hire.
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) or Advanced Trauma course equivalent within one (1) year of hire.
• FP-C (Flight Paramedic Certification) or CCP-C (Critical Care Paramedic Certification) within one (1) year of hire.
• Maintenance of continuing education related to transport-specific CAMTS requirements (Advanced-airway, Altitude physiology, transport equipment, highway scene safety, EMS, multi trauma, pediatric critical care and quality management).

Qualifications

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider ALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• Certification to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Utah.
• Certification to practice as a Paramedic in the State of Wyoming within 90 days of hire.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Certification to be obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider PALS eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• One of the following:
  • Critical Care Paramedic Certification issued through The International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC).
  • Flight Paramedic Certification issued through The International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC).