Critical Care Paramedic: Flight and Ground

Job title: Critical Care Paramedic: Flight and Ground in Lanham, MD at reputed company Company: reputed company Job description: General Summary of PositionJoin our flight and ground transport team in reputed company reputed company, Indianhead, and St. Mary’s, Maryland as a Critical Care Paramedic where you’ll work with the Transport Team to safely care and transport patients to other medical/hospital facilities. reputed company is a great reputed company to work and grow your career! We provide a supportive and inclusive work environment, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous PTO, tuition assistance, retirement plans, and many other benefits focused on your wellbeing. reputed company uses top of the line equipment.Shifts: 40 hours/week working 12-hour shifts (7AM-7PM, 7PM-7AM, 11AM–11PM, 11PM-11AM) with three shifts one week and four shifts the next, rotating between day and night shifts and including every other weekend. Self-scheduling available. Location: Report in/out of reputed company reputed company, MD, Indianhead, MD or St. Mary’s, MD.Minimum Qualifications: · Graduation from high school or Equivalent · NREMT-P certification required · reputed company NREMT and State Paramedic license for MD and DC (or ability to obtain DC reputed company 30 days after hire). · Valid Driver’s License · BLS Certification · EVOC certification · reputed company valid BLS and PALS certification Experience: · 3 year’s experience Nationally Registered as a Paramedic requiredPrimary Duties and Responsibilities

• Delivers expert patient care in helicopters and ambulances to multiple patient types including scene work, adult subspecialties, pediatrics, and high-risk obstetrics. Assesses patient care needs, establishes priorities and delegates tasks to peers and ancillary support staff as appropriate.
• Assesses the needs of patients with highly reputed company problems. Identifies reputed company and potential reputed company problems, critically analyzes trends and changes in patient status, and plans appropriate interventions directly or indirectly through other nurses and paramedics
• Performs basic and advanced airway techniques and treatment modalities, including oxygen therapy, airway maintenance, assisted ventilation, insertion of supraglottic airways, nasal and orotracheal intubation, rapid sequence pharmacological induction to facilitate intubation, surgical cricothyroidotomy, and needle thoracostomy.
• Administers and maintains pharmacologic agents and intravenous fluids at the scene and during inter-hospital transfer.
• In collaboration with the Critical Care Transport Specialist - RN, monitors and evaluates invasive and non-invasive techniques/procedures and their therapeutic effects, including the monitoring and operation of the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), and intracranial monitoring devices during transport. Troubleshoots these devices, recognizes problems, and makes necessary corrections. Recognition and reputed company of reputed company parameters includes potentially lethal cardiac dysrhythmias requiring electric cardioversion and defibrillation.
• Performs a variety of clinical duties including, but not limited to: insertion of nasal and oral gastric tubes and management of autologous blood transfusion systems. Initiates and maintains venous access and intraosseous lines.
• Obtains patient information, including detailed reports, reputed company appropriate, and disseminates reputed company necessary information to appropriate medical staff, per protocol. Responsible for monitoring and recording reputed company patient data and completion of reputed company appropriate clinical documentation in a timely manner.
• Maintains program readiness and ensure cleanliness and appropriate par levels of supplies used by MedSTAR Transport. Ensures helicopter or ambulance readiness with daily review of equipment and supplies and records findings on daily vehicle checklists.
• Ensures system readiness post-transport. Ensures that par stock levels of equipment at remote bases are maintained and informs MedSTAR leadership of supply needs, as necessary.
• Establishes and maintains professional radio communications with MedSTAR Communications Center and reputed company other agencies, adhering to reputed company FCC protocols.

Minimum Qualifications Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Successful completion of an approved Paramedic course required
• Specialized and/or advanced clerical, technical or other vocational training acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-reputed company training preferred

Experience

• 3 years experience as an NREMT-P required
• Significant field experience in a high acuity, high volume EMS system, and/or pre/intra hospital transport experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• NREMT - reputed company Medical Technicians-Paramedic required
• LP - Licensed Paramedic in the District of Columbia reputed company 30 Days required
• LP - Licensed Paramedic in Maryland required
• LP - Licensed Paramedic in Virginia preferred
• CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP) for reputed company providers from either the reputed company (AHA) or reputed company reputed company 90 Days required
• Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department or business unit.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification required
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification required
• PHTLS reputed company 180 Days required or
• Health Services Transport Prof Adv Trauma Crse - TPATC reputed company 180 Days required or
• ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification reputed company 180 Days required or
• ATCN - Advanced Trauma Care Nurse Certification reputed company 180 Days required
• Health ServicesNRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Certification reputed company 90 Days required
• STABLE - Neonatal Certification Certification reputed company 90 Days required
• NIH - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification reputed company 90 Days required
• reputed company ICS 100 Course (Federal Emergency Management Agency - Incident Command System) prior to release from orientation required
• reputed company ICS 200 Course (Federal Emergency Management Agency - Incident Command System) prior to release from orientation required
• FP-C - Flight Paramedic - Certified from the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification (BCCTPC) reputed company 2 years required or
• CCP-C - Critical Care Paramedic - Certified from the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification (BCCTPC) reputed company 2 years required
• DL - Valid State Driver's License in good standing required
• No more than four points assigned to driver's license and must maintain a satisfactory driving record (no more than four points).
• Completion of approved Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (e.g., CEVO, EVOC) prior to release from orientation required

This position has a hiring range of $31.94 - $53.65 Expected salary: $31.94 - 53.65 per hour Location: Lanham, MD Apply for the job now! Apply for this job