Flight & Critical Care Paramedic (CCT)

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance • Town of Ellicott, NY

7h • $30 - $40

About The Position

Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 3,500 licensed EMTs, Paramedics, and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.
Superior Ambulance Service is seeking to hire Critical Care Paramedics with proven leadership skills and years of experience to join the Illinois Critical Care Division as a Flight & Critical Care Paramedic. We are a progressive transport team affiliated with academic Adult and Pediatric Trauma, Stroke and Transplant Centers in the Chicagoland area. Our team provides high quality, safe, efficient care and transportation of ill and injured patients via our ground CCT ambulances, EC135 helicopters, and Lear 45 airplanes. Our flight program is CAMTS-accredited.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of ALS/CCT ambulance experience
• At least 1 year of ground CCT or Flight experience
• Current Illinois Paramedic License (or National Registry Paramedic eligible for Illinois licensure)
• Current Critical Care Paramedic certification (or documented completion of an 80-hour CCP course with a CCP-C or FP-C board certification)
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Trauma (PHTLS, ITLS, TPATC) certification
• Must meet physical requirements of working on a helicopter including the ability to work in confined spaces, independently load a stretcher/isolette, and maintain a duty weight of 220 lbs or less in uniform

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of ALS or CCT experience including 911 experience
• Board Certified Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) or Flight Paramedic (FP-C)
• NRP, TPATC, and FEMA Certifications (100, 200, 700, 800, HazMat)
• National Registry Paramedic certification
• Leadership experience
• Associates or Bachelors degree

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients in the transport environment under the direction of the Program Medical Director and the referring and/or receiving Physician in accordance with Critical Care policies, protocols and standards of care.
• Autonomously evaluate critically ill or injured patients of all age groups (pediatric through adult), provide therapeutic intervention, emergency interventions, and preparation for transport (via ground, helicopter, or airplane) from hospitals or accident scenes.
• Maintain clinical proficiency across all aspects of the Critical Care Division’s scope of practice including care of patients with neurological emergencies, cardiac emergencies, pediatric emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, traumatic emergencies, and any other patient populations transported by the Critical Care Division.
• Maintain clinical competency in all critical care procedures and equipment, including but not limited to ventilators, IV pumps, dopplers, chest tubes, hemodynamic monitoring, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, ventricular assist devices, Impella, pacers, external ventricular drains, and advanced airway management.
• Demonstrate effective, professional communication skills with all external and internal customers, including patients and their families, hospital staff, the community, other Superior Ambulance staff and administration.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive compensation
• Immediate EMT / Paramedic job placement
• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company
• Opportunity to work overtime
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees