Flight Paramedic Palestine TX

Company: Christus Health
Location: Palestine
Posted on: October 7, 2024

Job Description:

Description
Summary: -The Flight Paramedic extends the healing ministry of Jesus Christ by caring for critically ill and injured persons in the air medical environment. Practice is carried out with a high degree of independence in challenging out-of-hospital environments and at regional health care facilities. The position also has significant responsibility for public relations and involves interacting with a wide range of healthcare and public safety professionals in stressful situations. The position also requires subject matter management skills and independent work on projects to support Flight -For -Life operations. This position coordinates transport operations/clinical care with the Flight Nurse and Pilot crew members in conjunction with policies and procedures that have been -established -by Flight -For -Life Administration, the Flight -For -Life Medical Director, and Flight -For -Life's contracted aviation services (FAA Part 135) operator. - -The Flight Paramedic will be -assigned a primary Flight -For -Life -base, but -may be reassigned to another base within Flight -For -Life as program needs may dictate. The Flight Paramedics responsible for -other -duties as -assigned to support program clinical operations. Substantial orientation and -ongoing -training -is -devoted to incoming Associates to support their developmental success -as the program has rigorous -after-hire credentialing -requirements, including dual board certification. - -Requirements: -

• Minimum of three years of experience working in a moderate to high-volume ALS setting; greater than five years strongly preferred. Mixed ALS/critical care transport experience preferred. -
• Current paramedic certification by the State of -Texas. -
• National Registry Paramedic strongly preferred upon hire, -required -within one year of hire. -
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification -required -upon -hire. -
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification -required -upon -hire. -
• Certification in a transport-specific critical care board certification (C-NPT, -FP-C or CCP-C) is strongly preferred at -hire or -required -within -24 months -of start date.--- -
• Previous -flight or critical care transport experience highly -preferred. -
• Emotional stability to function effectively in unpredictable -situations. -
• Problem solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment and -seek - -
• guidance when -appropriate. -
• Strong public relations and diplomacy skillset. -
• Good keyboarding/documentation skills and general computer -competency. -
  
  CHRISTUS Flight For Life is fully CAMTS accredited. -If you -wish to work at the top of your license at an -exceptional, -faith-based organization that encourages -ongoing clinical and -professional development, we want you to become a part -of -CHRISTUS -Flight For Life! - -
  
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  Full Time - -
  
  
  
  Work Type:
  
  Full Time
  
  
  
  Questions:
  
  Email robert. saunders@christushealth. org
  
  
  
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