Job Information
Job Order ID :
WI3772894
# of Positions :
1
Minimum Education Level :
High School Diploma/GED
Experience Required :
Training :
High School Diploma/GED Equivalent
Duration :
Shift :
Unspecified
Hours per week:
40
Job Description
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Love + medicine is who we are, it\'s what we do, it\'s
why people want to work here. If you\'re looking for a job to love,
apply today. Schedule Weekly Hours:40 Come fly with us! When minutes
matter, Gundersen AIR delivers life-saving care in some of the world\'s
most advanced medical helicopters. Gundersen Health System is looking
for a fulltime Flight Paramedic to join our growing team working out of
either our Decorah, IA or Sparta, WI base. While you will have a home
base the expectation will be to work shift/pick up shifts at both bases.
This dual role will have shared responsibilities as a Critical Care
Paramedic with Gundersen Health System Ambulance with bases located at
Tomah, Richland Center, Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) and West Union, IA.
Your home base(s) will be determined based on proximity. What You\'ll
Do: As a Flight Paramedic, working in conjunction with the Flight Nurse
and pilot in sharing patient care duties and operational
responsibilities, you will function as an advanced trained paramedic
able to provide critical care in the medical transport of critically ill
and injured patients. The role requires an autonomous practice and the
ability to follow and deliver care using existing medical protocols and
critical thinking skills. In collaboration with the Flight Nurse, you
will assess patient condition to determine nature and extent of illness
or trauma; develop plan of care for the patient during the transfer;
establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed; and
incorporate knowledge of patient\'s physical and psychosocial
development into planning intervention for quality patient care. You
will demonstrate and utilize advanced trauma skills and lifesaving
procedures such as intubation, needle decompression, surgical and needle
cricothyrotomy, central and peripheral intravenous access and
pericardiocentesis proficiency. You may alsoassist the pilot as
requested inflight, operating and remaining proficient in advanced
radio, navigation, NVG equipment, aviation map reading skills, plotting
coordinates, as well as GPS operation. As a Critical Care Paramedic on
our ground Ambulance team, you will respond to emergent and non-emergent
requests for emergency medical assistance in an Interfacility Transfer
Service, for critical patients transported to a higher level of service
and requiring care beyond that in the scope of a licensed paramedic, or
when patient criticality meets criteria for air transport and air
services are unavailable, operating under the guidance of local medical
direction. You will demonstrate the ability to independently initiate
and maintain medical procedures, medications, and evaluations beyond the
scope of the paramedic while functioning as the sole practitioner in the
ambulance setting. You must be able to operate and troubleshoot a
ventilator, patient sedation, noninvasive position pressure ventilation,
chest\... For full info follow application link.
EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabilities \*\*\*\*\* APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply
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Company Information
Name :
GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN ADMINISTRATIVE
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