Flight Paramedic/ CareFlight Air & Mobile Services
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Premier Health
Dayton, OH, US
Summary
The Flight Paramedic provides advanced emergency and critical care to patients during air or mobile transport. They also engage in public relations and medical education functions within the Premier Health system.
Job Description
Position: Flight Paramedic
Dept: CareFlight Air & Mobile Services
Shift: Part Time 7pm - 7:30am / 48 Hours per Pay
Facility: Miami Valley Hospital
The Flight Paramedic functions in a versatile role that demonstrates professionalism and promotes excellence. The Flight Paramedic provides advanced emergency/critical are in conjunction with a CareFlight Nurse during transport. The Flight Paramedic utilizes evidence-based principles to provide safe and rapid transport of critically ill or injured patients by air ambulance or mobile intensive care to a higher-level medical treatment facility. The Flight Paramedic provides advanced emergency/critical care during medical transport and may also provide care within their scope of practice throughout Premier Health. This position also includes public relations and medical education functions.
Education: High School completion / GED.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
§ Paramedic in the State of OhioParamedic in the State of Ohio
§ The following certifications are required at the time of hire:
§ BLS, ACLS and PALS
§ The following certifications are required within the specified timeframe following hire:
§ 90 Days- ITLS or PHTLS
§ 1 Year – NRP, ATLS (audit)
§ 2 Years – CAMTS approved professional certification
Experience: Minimum 3 - 5 years of Paramedic experience with transport experience required. Preferred to have recent full-time active experience with 911 Emergency Service Agency or MICU Transport Company
Knowledge/Skills:
- COSTUMER FOCUS: Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
- MANAGE AMBIGUITY: Makes decision on the basis of information you have; copes with uncertainty and risk; easily adapts to change
- COMPOSURE: Calm and cool under pressure, does not become defensive or irritated when things are tough
- TEAM PLAYER: Works together with colleagues as one team, is cooperative and encourages collaboration
- COMPASSION: Genuinely cares about others, including colleagues, associates and patients
- TIME MANAGEMENT: Sets and prioritizes goals, uses time efficiently and effectively
- FLEXIBILITY: Maintains flexibility in assisting to meet department staffing needs
Based in Dayton, Ohio, Premier Health’s mission is We care. We teach. We innovate. We Serve. Home to the nation’s 31st largest hospital, the region’s only adult Level I trauma center and the largest locally based clinical laboratory, Premier Health continues to build upon a more than 130-year legacy of providing clinical excellence and compassionate care to friends and neighbors across Southwest Ohio. The health system offers award-winning care at five hospital sites: Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with additional inpatient sites at Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville and Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood; Atrium Medical Center in Middletown; and Upper Valley Medical Center in Miami County. In addition, Premier Health provides a comprehensive range of care choices at its eight emergency departments, eight Urgent Care locations, and more than 130 outpatient locations and affiliated primary care and specialty physician offices, as well as home health, mental health, and substance abuse services.
Founded
1995
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Dayton, OH
Based in Dayton, Ohio, Premier Health’s mission is We care. We teach. We innovate. We Serve. Home to the nation’s 31st largest hospital, the region’s only adult Level I trauma center and the largest locally based clinical laboratory, Premier Health continues to build upon a more than 130-year legacy of providing clinical excellence and compassionate care to friends and neighbors across Southwest Ohio. The health system offers award-winning care at five hospital sites: Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with additional inpatient sites at Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville and Miami Valley Hospital North in Englewood; Atrium Medical Center in Middletown; and Upper Valley Medical Center in Miami County. In addition, Premier Health provides a comprehensive range of care choices at its eight emergency departments, eight Urgent Care locations, and more than 130 outpatient locations and affiliated primary care and specialty physician offices, as well as home health, mental health, and substance abuse services.
Founded
1995
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Dayton, OH
