Critical Care (CC) Flight Paramedic – LifeFlight, Humbolt/Paris TN ($10,000 Sign-On Bonus)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Cookeville, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Critical Care (CC) Flight Paramedic for its LifeFlight service in Humbolt/Paris, TN. This role provides advanced pre-hospital and inter-facility patient care, requiring a high level of clinical knowledge and psychomotor skills. The paramedic will maintain thorough patient care documentation, practice within the scope defined by Tennessee state protocols, and act as a clinical role model. Responsibilities include participating in improvement activities, problem-solving projects, and delivering excellent customer service. The position requires availability for both day and night shifts.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of recent experience as a paramedic
Minimum of 1 year of flight paramedic experience
Current Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C)
Ability to obtain a paramedic license with Critical Care Endorsement valid in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama (Paramedics with previous critical care transport experience may obtain the Tennessee Critical Care endorsement within 12 months of hire)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) with an advanced skills lab and advanced lecture components
LIC-Driver's License - Tennessee
LIC-Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level : 3 years
High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Nice To Haves

Ability to work both day and night shifts, 36 hours weekly
Vanderbilt LifeFlight is nationally-recognized for our advanced set of protocols and our flight medicine practitioners’ generous scope of practice including: Chest tube insertion, Central line insertion, Surgical airways, Pericardiocentesis, Rapid sequence intubation

Responsibilities

Provides advanced pre-hospital and inter-facility patient care from initial contact until care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility.
Maintains thorough patient care documentation of assessment and intervention throughout the entire transport.
Practices within the scope of practice as defined by the state of Tennessee and programs protocols.
Demonstrates proficient clinical knowledge and competency of psychomotor skills during transport.
Maintains skills through actively participating in ongoing advanced skills laboratories and hand-on clinical exercises.
Acts as a clinical role model and resource to resolve complex situations and patient care issues.
Participates in improvement activities and problem solving projects as assigned by the leadership team.
Communicates safety concerns to leadership team, educational needs of customers and service area.
Delivers stellar customer service to both internal and external customers.
Plans and manages care according to the LifeFlight and VUMC standards while able to independently plan, deliver and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age specific care for all patients within the scope of TN and Vanderbilt Scope of Practice.
Maintains clinical proficiency and competency per regulatory and accreditation compliance.
Participates in (self and program) improvement activities and problem solving projects.
Reviews current research and participates in applying findings for evidence based practice.
Competent in documentation that accurately reflects care provided and meets LifeFlight documentation standards.
Competent in collaborative communication to facilitate quality patient care and ensure safe hand off when care is relinquished at the accepting facility.
Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.