Paramedic Flight Quality Assurance Coordinator

Overview:

The Quality Assurance Coordinator – Flight Paramedic renders highly skilled and professional emergency care during all duties associated with flight paramedic function. Functions as a professional role model to the hospital community and region. This person will be caring for patients from neonate, infant, child, adolescent, adult and the geriatric age groups. This person must have knowledge and the skills to care for the physical and developmental needs of these populations. Is capable of recognizing and treating life-threatening emergencies within the bounds of flight paramedic standards of care. Clinical expertise enables the flight paramedic to administer skills, critical decision making and safe practice even under adverse conditions. Must be able to function independent of medical control on scene or when communication is difficult.

The Quality Assurance Coordinator – Flight Paramedic provides / coordinates the Quality Assurance Program for GAT including but not limited to: Oversight of Clinical QA metrics, data entry, QA Team training and upkeep, case reviews and feedback in conjunction with medical Directors and QA Leadership. Integrates with the Guardian Air Education team for planning and Education Delivery Assists with outreach education for outlying EMS / Clinics and Hospitals With the approval of the GAT Director / Clinical Manager, the Quality Assurance Coordinator may be asked to work collaboratively with NAH education, Trauma Services or GMT to provide loop closure education to our referral partners within the region.

Responsibilities:

Patient Care

• Assesses the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.

• Proficient in life saving interventions, including but not limited to, advanced airway management, endotracheal Intubation, ventilator management, chest decompression, etc.

• Strong fundamental knowledge of pharmacological agents and ability to safely administer all medications including vasoactive medications, sedatives, paralytics, etc.

• Functions with a high level of autonomy providing critical care to patients of every age group and specialty as needed (e.g. adult critical care, pediatric critical care, high risk obstetrics, etc.

Communication

• Accepts assignments to satellite bases of operation as called upon and when needed.

• Inspects and assures all equipment and supplies are present and in proper working condition on the aircraft and at the base daily and following each transport.

• Responsible for reporting and returning broken equipment to appropriate facility for repair.

• Works in collaboration with (GAT Employees, Referring and Receiving Hospital Staff, EMS, etc…)

• Promotes Guardian Air at PR events and in routine interactions with community, hospital staff, EMS, patients and family.

Documentation

• Documents care provided in the EMR in accordance with QA parameters.

Education

• Keeps abreast of trends in pre-hospital, emergency, critical care, perinatal and pediatric medicine.

• Working knowledge of aviation and safely functions as a crew member on Fixed and Rotor Wing aircraft.

• Maintains all required certifications and required training for clinical practice and aviation.

• Develops and Provides Education to GAT Staff via Human Patient Simulator Scenarios / Didactic Education/ Run Review Presentations / Web Based Material / Etc...

• Develops / Provides outreach Education as requested.

Compliance/Safety

• Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.

• If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.

• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.

Qualifications:

Education

High School Diploma or GED – Required

Associate's Degree or higher - Preferred

Certification & Licensures

Arizona Certified Emergency Paramedic (EMT-P) – Required

National Registry Paramedic – Required

FP-C – Required

BLS (American Heart Assoc.), ACLS AND PALS - Required upon hire

Transport Professional Advanced Trauma (TPATC) Required within one (1) year of hire (TPATC has 6 month grace period for renewal)

NRP- Required within 6 months

STABLE Course - Required

TPATC instructor- Preferred

Experience

Three (3) years of critical care experience - Required. (A combination of Flight, EMS, or Emergency

Two (2) years previous flight experience - Preferred

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.

CALL REQUIRED:

Yes-responding within 30 minutes