Flight Paramedic - Atlanta- AirCare 2- FT

Wellstar Health System

31d

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives. Work Shift Various (United States of America) Job Summary: Provides quality patient care to critically ill and/or injured patients in the transport environment via helicopter, fixed-wing, and ground environment. Collaborates and coordinates patient care with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers both internally and externally. Participates in quality improvement initiatives, identifies and completes continuing education, and trains others. Provides essential services in ensuring the safe on-ground and in-flight transfer of acutely ill patients from one health care facility to another or from the scene to accepting facility. Provides Interfacility transport of sick adults, infants, and children and there is an added responsibility of being a community liaison between Wellstar Hospital System and referral hospitals.

Requirements

Required Minimum Education: Trade School Diploma/Degree Other or Bachelors Other-Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 180 Days or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor within 180 Days
BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support
PARA - Paramedic
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr within 180 Days
PHTLS - PreHosp Trauma Life Support
ITLS - Intl Trauma Life Support
Additional License(s) and Certification(s): FP-C: Flight Paramedic Certification within 1-1/2 Yrs Required
Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 3 years ED or EMS experience in a busy EMS system with at least 6 months of recent experience OR 1.5 years or more of flight paramedic experience in a high-volume program with at least 6 months of recent experience.
Required Minimum 1 year Critical care transport or flight experience.
Required Minimum Skills: Paramedic Certification and experience High

Nice To Haves

C-NPT: Certified Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Preferred

Responsibilities

Helps coordinate the mode of transportation, communicate with referral and receiving facilities clearly and concisely, quickly assess and stabilize critically ill patients, as well as continuously monitor these patients in a transporting vehicle to assure they remain stable.
Patient Care: Demonstrates proficiency in the practice of emergent and critical care paramedic practice under little or no supervision.
The Flight Paramedic must be adept at monitoring, examining, and evaluating the condition of critical patients who require transport to and from AU Health from outlying hospitals or scenes.
Assists with care plans and takes appropriate actions to promote patients short/long-term outcomes and well-being.
Directly delivers care as required, applying critical thinking and independent judgment where appropriate.
The Flight Paramedic works alongside and can take direction from the Flight Nurse.
Patient Advocacy and Satisfaction: Communicates necessary patient information to family, physicians, and staff.
Embraces the concept of patient/family-centered care to maintain patient, family, physician, and referring facility satisfaction.
Prioritizes actions according to patient needs and provides input into the plan of care by reporting pertinent information involving patient/family to the appropriate individuals in accordance with confidentiality standards.
Respects the role of patients and their family members as integral members of the health care team and therefore encourages and supports the families in all aspects of planning, delivery, and evaluation of their health care.
Coordination of Care: Prioritizes and coordinates optimum patient flow and patient experience.
Delivers safe and effective care according to policies and protocols and maintains proper documentation of care and services, as well as change(s) in patient condition or accidents/incidents in compliance with standards of care and program/hospital policies and protocols.
Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills to plan and implement patient care while working with multi-disciplinary services and other health care providers.
Continuous Professional Development: Maintains professional certifications, self-identifies, and self-manages training opportunities.
Participates in quality management initiatives and actively seeks improvements.
Continuously involved in professional organizations and outside professional development opportunities.
Keeps up to date with research literature and industry best practices.
Demonstrates professional growth and development in their field as well as in the emergency transport of patients.
Technology/Equipment: This position must be able to use: Flight gear, emergency and safety gear, medical and transport equipment, pharmaceuticals, phone, fax, copier, printers, PC, laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitors, MS Office, internet, Outlook email.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.