Paramedic - Pediatric Flight Transport
Core
Provides high-level, lifesaving critical care during air and ground transport for acute or critically ill neonatal, pediatric, and maternal patients.
Role type
Pediatric flight transport paramedic
Builds
Patient transport services for neonatal, pediatric, and maternal patients
Domain
Emergency medicine / Critical care transport
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced Life Support (ALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), endotracheal tube insertion, IV/IO initiation, patient stabilization, critical thinking, equipment management
Preferred skills
Preceptor experience, research and publishing, process improvement initiatives
Technologies
Transport and critical care equipment, ambulance, aircraft
Responsibilities
Perform ALS and BLS skills including airway management and fluid administration; maintain equipment inventory and documentation; collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for patient care; educate and orient new employees; transport patients via ground and air.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC