Overview:
Under the direction of the Program Manager and Flight Surgeon/Medical Director the CCFP is accountable for responding to all assigned calls in the most appropriate and efficient manner, providing high standards of patient care while ensuring a safe and hazard free environment. The critical care flight paramedic contributes to overall patient care in areas of patient assessment, treatment, packaging and transport. This position interacts throughout the facility internally, and with patients and their families externally. In addition, this position interacts with various first response agencies and health-care providers, physicians and hospital personnel externally. As a member of an academic flight program, crew members take an active role in outreach educational initiatives including but not limited to: outreach education to EMS, as well as education and resource performance improvement for Trauma Service Area agencies.
Qualifications:
1. Ability to learn and adapt to new equipment.
2. Ability to work in highly stressful situation.
3. Provide leadership/incident command level authority at emergency scenes in conjunction with other agencies.
4. Customer relations and organization skills are essential.
5. Adheres to Hospital Policy, and the Florida Department of Emergency Medical Services guidelines in providing patient care.
6. Familiar with Advanced Life Support patient care equipment.
7. Education/Instruction of EMS agencies throughout the Trauma Service Area.
8. Demonstrated knowledge of pathophysiology related to cardiac, pulmonary, renal and neurological systems.
- Florida Paramedic License
- BLS from the American Heart Association
- ACLS from the American Heart Association
- PALS from the American Heart Association
- FP-C or CCP-C within 6 months of hire or transfer.
- PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support) and EPC (Emergency Pediatric Course) within 6 months of hire or transfer.
- National Registry Paramedic
- ACLS Instructor
- PALS Instructor
-PHTLS -Emergency Pediatric Care
Salary
Hourly based
Location
FL , United States Jacksonville, FL, United States
FL , United States Jacksonville, FL, United States
