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Company: Mercy
Location: St Robert, MO
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Biotech

Description

Position: Flight Paramedic (EMT-P) 

Location: St Robert

Hours / Shift: Full-Time, Four 24-Hour Shifts Per Pay Period

 

Overview

Provides high-quality critical care including assessment, triage, and treatment while transporting patients. Working with the Flight Nurse, this position requires the ability to administer medicine and provide advanced life support in a helicopter's confined and noisy space. This role requires a combination of advanced clinical skills, quick decision-making, and the ability to work in high-pressure environments.

 

Job Duties: 

  • Assess, evaluate, develop plan of care, and treat and monitor critically ill patients while under pressure.
  • Facilitate, communicate, and collaborate with the healthcare team, and the patient and family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
  • Collect and interpret complex patient data to make clinical decisions to meet individual patient and family needs.
  • Coordinate patient care and interventions to transitioning team, receiving facility, and providers.
  • Assist in maintaining the readiness of the helicopter, equipment and supplies are working and available.

 

Qualifications

  • Licensure: Current paramedic license in state of operation: MO EMT-P (Missouri Emergency Medical Services-Paramedic)
  • Experience: Three years ER or Critical Care experience.
  • Certifications: Current BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

    • Must have or be able to complete within first six months of service:

      • ITLS (International Trauma Life Support) or PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support).

      • ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) or equivalent.

    • Must have or be able to complete within two years of service:

      • FP-C (Certified Flight Paramedic) or CCP-C (Critical Care Paramedic).

  • Other Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
    • Must be able to use a Cardiac Monitor, Non-Invasive and invasive BP Monitor, Mechanical Ventilator, C02 monitor, IABP, Impella, Intubation, Infusion Pump, and computer.
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Key Mercy Benefits:

  • Health/Dental/Vision available after day one. 
  • Contribution of $100 per month to eligible co-workers enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA. 
  • Paid parental leave for new parents. 
  • 401k with employer match starting day one. 
  • PTO accrual starts day one and includes a day for volunteering. 
  • Competitive salary. 

 

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