Pac West Float Flight Paramedic

Overview

****$30,000 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL****

Join Air Methods as a Float Flight Paramedic and bring critical care expertise to bases across Arizona, California, and Nevada. This role offers the opportunity to support multiple communities while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence and safety.

 

As a Float Paramedic, you’ll deliver advanced pre-hospital and interfacility critical care transport under demanding conditions. This position requires active AZ, CA, and NV Paramedic licensures, FP-C, and NRP certifications, along with at least one year of full-time flight experience and three years of recent 911 experience.

 

Ideal candidates are adaptable, self-motivated, and thrive in fast-paced environments requiring sound judgment, collaboration, and top-tier clinical skills. This role includes flexible scheduling with 24-hour shifts and travel between assigned regions.

 

Required: AZ, CA, NV Paramedic licenses, FP-C, NRP, BLS/ACLS/PALS, trauma course (PHTLS, TPATC, or equivalent), and a weight limit of 225 lbs (including gear).

Responsibilities

Job Summary

Responsible for providing high quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Air Methods Community Based Services (CBS) Medical Director(s). You’ll be responsible for carrying out the mission and goals of Air Methods CBS assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum. This position supports multiple Clinical Flight Teams in at bases in all regions where currently licensed.  

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:  

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Practices within his/her scope of practice as defined by the states regulating each base and Air Methods CBS. Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Clinical Education Team. 
• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures.  Attends minimum of six educational programs per year pertinent to his/her practice.
• Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Air Methods CBS. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to insure rapid response to all transport requests. 
• Participates in patient and referring institution follow-up and planned outreach marketing and education activities. 
• Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and completes necessary documentation. Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities. Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment. Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed. 
• Serves as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel when transporting specialty patients by helicopter. Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by Air Methods CBS Medical Director(s). 
• Serves as a role model, educator and clinical resource. Participates regularly in departmental activities, projects and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities). Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities, i.e., national, state legislative--elected or appointed. 
• Other Duties as assigned.

Additional Job Requirements

• Maintains a high level of flexibility and availability to be scheduled for a minimum of two 24 hour shifts per week at any CBS base where currently licensed.  Schedules are provided by the Centralized Scheduling team 4 – 8 weeks in advance.  Self-scheduling is not permitted.  Inability to be scheduled for two shifts per week as a result of providing limited availability (less than 5 consecutive days per week), in the absence of requested benefit time, will result in a written warning for the first occurrence.  A second occurrence will result in a final written warning.  A third occurrence will result in removal from the float position.  If failure to meet the expectation for shift coverage is due to removal from a shift by Centra