Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Flight Paramedic with Mission Health, you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Mission Health, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Mission Health family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Flight Paramedic to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary : Responsible for providing high-quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by HCA Healthcare North Carolina MAMA Medical Director(s). The Flight Paramedic may be responsible for carrying out the mission HCA Healthcare North Carolina MAMA goals, assuring that safety remains the highest priority throughout the transport continuum.

The Paramedic responds to medical emergencies and provides advanced critical care during the transport to the hospital. As the first healthcare provider at the scene, the Paramedic partners with firefighters and police in evaluating the situation. The Paramedic offers basic and advanced life saving support, administers treatments, and directs EMTs in delivering patient care consistent with training and level of certification.

What you will do in this role:

• Operate emergency medical vehicles and respond to calls for aid in emergent situations.

• Evaluate the patient's condition to establish the right course of treatment.

• Provide a variety of emergency medical treatment to injured, sick, or incapacitated persons.

• Perform invasive procedures under adverse conditions.

• Manage non-medical situations such as crowd control and protecting the valuables of a patient if necessary.

• Lift and transport patients, ensuring patients remain stable during transport.

• Communicate patient data and conditions to professional medical personnel at emergency treatment facilities.

What qualifications you will need:

Requirements:

Licenses, Certifications, Competencies, Skills, Knowledge, experience, and special qualifications: 1

Associate of Science in EMS or obtain within 3 years of hire date

Minimum 5 years of full-time critical care experience at the Critical Care Paramedic level at a demanding 911 service

Maintains current licensure and certification as a Paramedic in the N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services and will obtain S.C. before orientation completion

National Registry Paramedic

Maintain BCLS, ACLS, PALS, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and advance provider ITLS or PHTLS

Maintain CCEMT-P or CCP-C (FP-C preferred)

Will obtain FP-C within 18 months of hire date. Once FP-C is obtained will replace the need for CCP-C

Must have a valid NC driver’s license

Maintain FEMA 100,200, 700, & 800 11 Must attend 80% of monthly scheduled team meetings

Must attend 100% of quarterly recurrent training (Medical and Safety)

Maintain 1 of the following ATLS, ATLS audit, ATCN, or TPACT (provided course offerings upon hire to complete)

Preferences:

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Previous medical transport experience preferred

Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is based in Asheville, North Carolina, and is the state's sixth largest health system. Mission Health is consistently named one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems by IBM Watson Health and is the only health system in North Carolina to achieve this recognition. Mission Health operates seven hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville Specialty Hospital and the region's only dedicated Level II trauma center. Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Flight Paramedic opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.