Paramedic

+ Area of Interest: Allied Health + FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.9 + Department: Air Ambulance- Meth + Shift: Rotating Days/Nights/Weekends + Job ID: 176252 Overview Shift: Full Time; Rotating Days/Nights/Weekends Join UnityPoint Healthu2019s LifeFlight team and bring your skills to the skies. As an Air Transport Paramedic, youu2019ll deliver advanced, compassionate care in hospital, outu2011ofu2011hospital, aircraft, and ground ambulance settings. Working sideu2011byu2011side with physicians, nurses, and fellow caregivers, youu2019ll play a critical role in assessing, treating, and supporting patients and families during lifeu2011changing moments. What Youu2019ll Do + Provide highu2011level patient care under the Scope of Practice for Iowa Paramedics and Critical Care Paramedics. + Collaborate across disciplines to ensure safe, seamless care. + Educate and support patients and families while leading by example. + Uphold UnityPoint Healthu2019s FOCUS Values, AIDET+, and Service Excellence standards in every interaction. Why It Matters Your expertise ensures safe transport, improved outcomes, and peace of mind for patients and families. This is more than a jobu2014itu2019s a chance to represent UnityPoint Health with professionalism and compassion while making a real difference in critical care transport. Why UnityPoint Health? At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Weu2019re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members. Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage youu2019re in. Here are just a few: + Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program . + Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members. + Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family . With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health. Responsibilities + Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care. + Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team. + Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patientu2019s care. + Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care. + Utilizes holistic approach (considering diversity, biopsychosocial, spiritual, educational, safety, and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients and families served in the assigned service area. + Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care. + Utilizes critical thinking in developing nursing interventions while maintaining responsibility and accountability for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients. + Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patientu2019s and their familiesu2019 age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension. Qualifications Education: + Graduate of an accredited Paramedic Program License(s)/Certification(s): + Current licensure in good standing t o practice as a Paramedic in Iowa . + Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) required upon hire + Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification or obtain certification within thr ee (3) months from date of hire + Approved Trauma Course ( required upon hire ) + FP-C (required within 2 years of hire) + Valid driveru2019s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons. Experience: + Minimum 3-5 years full-time with high volume ALS/911 service Other: + Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. + Work may require travel to other UPH facilities our bases of operation. May drive a UPH vehicle, rental or own vehicle. + Ability to perform functions of the job in all conditions of the environment including weather extremes, noise, vibration and aviation (fumes, flicker, altitude, turbulence).

Created: 2025-12-18