Paramedic Flight Guardian Air Transport

Northern Arizona Healthcare•Flagstaff, AZ

About The Position

The Flight Paramedic provides highly skilled, professional critical care to patients during flight. The role serves patients across the lifespan, from neonates through geriatric adults, and requires knowledge and skills to address their physical and developmental needs. The Flight Paramedic uses clinical expertise, critical decision-making, and safe practices, and must be able to function independently of medical control when on scene or when communication is difficult or unavailable. The position involves working as a crew member on fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft, maintaining clinical and aviation certifications and training, and providing detailed care documentation. Flight-line staff must maintain at least one day of call per month. This call day may be waived at the Scheduling Manager’s discretion if the employee picks up at least two additional shifts per month beyond the budgeted schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Arizona Certified Emergency Paramedic (EMT-P).
National Registry Paramedic certification within six months of hire.
American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) certification within six months of hire.
FP-C certification within one year of hire.
Transport Professional Advanced Trauma (TPATC) certification within one year of hire; TPATC renewal has a six-month grace period.
STABLE course within one year of hire.
Current driver’s license in the state of residence, with no moving violations in the prior 39 months.
At least three years of experience as a paramedic.
Understanding of computers and competence using computers and basic software programs.
Ability to care for patients from neonatal through geriatric populations and address their physical and developmental needs.
Ability to function independently of medical control on scene or when communication is difficult or unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree or higher.
Paramedic experience in a busy 911 system or with higher-acuity patients.
Previous flight experience.

Responsibilities

Assess assigned patients’ needs and conditions by gathering relevant health information.
Perform lifesaving interventions, including advanced airway management, endotracheal intubation, ventilator management, and chest decompression.
Safely administer medications, including vasoactive medications, sedatives, and paralytics.
Provide autonomous critical care to patients of all age groups and specialties, including adult and pediatric critical care and high-risk obstetrics.
Accept assignments to various bases of operation when needed.
Inspect equipment and supplies on the aircraft and at the base daily and after each transport, and ensure they are present and in proper working condition.
Report and return broken equipment to the appropriate facility for repair.
Collaborate with Guardian Air employees, referring and receiving hospital staff, EMS, and others.
Promote Guardian Air at public relations events and in routine interactions with the community, hospital staff, EMS, patients, and families.
Use appropriate communication styles in the workplace.
Document care in the EMR in detail and in accordance with quality assurance parameters.
Keep current with trends and evidence-based practice in pre-hospital, emergency, critical care, perinatal, and pediatric medicine.
Function safely as a crew member on fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft.
Maintain required certifications and training for clinical practice and aviation.
Report safety-related incidents promptly through the Midas/RDE tool, attend safety training, work safely, monitor the work environment for safety issues, and ensure others work safely.
Ensure certifications and licenses are valid and up to date before expiration.
Complete mandatory company modules and required job-specific training within specified time frames.
Maintain at least one base responsibility or committee.
Maintain at least one day of call per month, subject to the stated waiver option.