Flight Paramedic - Air St. Luke's
US-ID-Boise
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Req #: 104189
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: At St. Luke's, our dedicated Air St. Luke's Paramedics are critical in providing exceptional, patient-centered care. We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences and perspectives which ultimately drives our exceptional, patient-centered care. What You Can Expect: * Critical Care Transport that includes rotor, fixed wing, and ground transport * Full time and part time options available * Variable days/nights with a mix of 24 and 12 hour shifts. Includes holidays and weekends. * Travel may be necessary between Boise, Wood River, and Twin Falls Qualifications: * Education: High school diploma or equivalent * Experience: 3 years relevant experience * Licenses/Certifications: EMT-P State of Practice; * Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross. * Valid driver's license. * Rotor only: Due to aircraft weight restrictions, weight plus full flight suit and helmet cannot exceed 240 lbs. Preferred Qualifications: * FPC = Flight Paramedic Certification; NRP = Neonatal Resuscitation Provider; TPATC = Transport Provider Advanced Trauma Certification Responsibilities: The Advanced Practice Paramedic functions as a member of the transport or hospital-at-home teams and practices Community (CP-C), Critical Care (CC-P, FP-C), and Advanced Life Support (ALS) in the community, hospital, or inter-facility transport setting. * Continuously monitors and reassesses the patient's status during care and with other team members, provides therapeutic interventions to maintain patient stability. * Incorporates principles of clinical physiology and safety and clinical assessment during all care settings. * Through the use of SBAR, shares essential information with team members, physicians, and staff from referring hospitals, emergency personal and other customers. * Identifies patient needs, establish priorities and provides appropriate interventions. * Initiates appropriate interventions based upon protocols or online medical control. * Collects key information from the physician, medical staff, patient, family, laboratory and other sources. * With the Transport RN, determines priorities for safety and patient care. * Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and clinical priorities. * Functions in vehicles, including MIH units, helicopters, fixed-wing, and ground transports, caring for all patient complexities. * Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: * Education: High school diploma or equivalent * Experience: 3 years relevant experience * Licenses/Certifications: EMT-P State of Practice; * Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross. * Valid driver's license.
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