Flight Paramedic - Located in San Antonio, TX

About the role

We’re hiring a Flight Paramedic to work with our team of air-transportation experts in San Antonio, TX. You will safely transport patients to and from medical facilities and respond to scene calls. Safety, efficiency, and high-quality patient care are core to our services.

Responsibilities

• Complete and submit electronic patient-care records for each dispatched flight within the specified time frame.
• Perform daily base checks, including narcotic counts.
• Provide pre-hospital and intra-hospital advanced life-support care from initial contact until patient care is transferred to the accepting medical facility, maintaining thorough documentation.
• Maintain competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills through ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences.
• Document required licensure, certifications, continuing education, safety, and advanced procedures in the Employee Education Manual.
• Operate and perform routine maintenance on all emergency-program equipment and supplies.
• Foster positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals, and the public.
• Serve as a medical flight-team member.
• Attend pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings; complete required documentation.
• Assist with pre-mission liftoff checklists and pilot support (e.g., radio, navigation, visual observation).
• Comply with safety standards to ensure the safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment before liftoff.
• Conduct aircraft safety briefings as needed.
• Fill open or vacant shifts within the assigned area as directed by the Regional Director.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years’ experience in a 911 or critical-care setting.
• Current EMT-P license/certification in the states served by the assigned area.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, and trauma certification required before assuming flight status.
• Flight Paramedic-Certified (FP-C) within 24 months of hire.
• NREMT-P certification may be required in the assigned area.
• Flight experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Instructor certifications in BLS, ACLS, PALS/PEPP, ITLS/PHTLS preferred.

Benefits

As part of Global Medical Response (GMR), Air Evac Lifeteam offers comprehensive benefit options. Learn more at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers. GMR’s core behaviors—keep care at the center, raise your hand, seek to understand, find a way together, and be accountable—unite our teams and set us apart in emergency medical services.