PRN, AirCare Flight Paramedic, Critical Care Transport

American Addiction Centers•Winston-Salem, NC

4d•$25 - $37

About The Position

The Flight Paramedic provides professional care through high-quality assessment, triage / treatment to assess the nature and extent of a patient’s illness / injury and prioritize the needed care. Provides comprehensive care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Patients often are intubated on ventilators or have hemodynamic instability. The Mobile Medicine Paramedic II must have strong clinical knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients of all ages with a diverse range of medical needs operating specialized medical equipment and utilizing advanced skills. The Flight Paramedic functions autonomously outside of the hospital environment under standards and protocols approved by the Medical Director as established by the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS), and either one or both depending on job market the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services (VAOEMS) and or South Carolina Office of EMS (SCOEMS). The Flight Paramedic must be proficient in advanced practice procedures to provide improved patient outcomes.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Successful completion of an accredited EMT-Paramedic training program required.
Current National Registry Paramedic certification and the ability to obtain a Virginia and North Carolina Paramedic certification is required
BLS required
ACLS and PALS required to completing orientation
Three (3) years of clinical paramedic experience required
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Provider) required if on Critical Care or Flight Team
Must have FP-C (Flight Paramedic Certified) within 2 years of hire or CCP-C (Critical Care Paramedic Certified) within 2 years of hire if doing ground only transports
Approved Trauma Certification within 6 months of hire
Advocate Health approved driving course to be completed within 90 days of hire
Must have a valid driver's license and qualify as insurable by Advocate Health insurance carrier requirements for driving AirCare vehicles
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
Air Medical Resource Management
Night Vision Goggle Survival
Practical Sleep Deprivation/Just Culture/Stress Management
Transport Vehicle Safety Training – ambulance and helicopter.

Responsibilities

Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer’s health or the situation.
Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues.
Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Practices ethically
Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers
Promotes shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion.
Attains knowledge and competence that reflects the current Paramedic practice.
Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Contributes to quality Paramedic practice.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
Evaluates own Paramedic practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
Utilizes appropriate resources to plan and provide Paramedic services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
Participates in committees, shared governance, or other facility decision making activities.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner
Models the mission, vision, values, standards of excellence and goals of the Advocate Health System.
Supports and contributes to the patient centered care philosophy by understanding that every teammate is a caregiver whose role is to meet the needs of the patient.
Required to have operational knowledge for multiple modes of transportation including ambulances and helicopters.
Must be trained in aviation and meet the minimum requirements to operate as a “flight crew member” per FAA Part 135 regulations. Including operation of Night Vision Googles to ensure safe landings.
Independently initiate advanced practice procedures depending on job and scope of practice to provide improved patient outcomes such as: drug assisted intubation, video laryngoscopy, needle chest decompression, central line placement (UA/UV, EJ), intraosseous placement, transvenous/transcutaneous pacing, needle cricothyroidotomy, surgical cricothyroidotomy, and initiation/titration of pharmacological agents.
Initiates intubation procedures and sets up ventilation equipment.
Operates, assesses, and manages patient airway support, ventilator settings and equipment.
Ensure patient care equipment is in proper working order and all supplies are present by utilizing daily check-off sheets and reporting any known issues.
Ensures that the ambulance/helicopter patient care area is clean, restocked, and kept in a neat and orderly condition at the beginning of each shift and when necessary to maintain a mission ready status.
Must be capable of handling equipment challenges and failures without support of internal hospital resources.
Obtains necessary signatures and paperwork for each transport
Thoroughly documents medical care and treatments of patients in the EHR.
Must maintain annual compliance in education related to specialty area and/or primary base location outside of typical Paramedic practice.
Simulation lab Mechanical Ventilator Management/Lab Certified Emergency Vehicle Operations

Benefits

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:
Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program