North East Float Flight Paramedic

Join Air Methods as a North East Float Flight Paramedic and take your critical care expertise to new heights. This dynamic role offers the flexibility and variety of supporting multiple Community Base Services (CBS) locations across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — ensuring life-saving care reaches patients wherever it’s needed most.

As a key member of our flight crew, you’ll provide advanced life support during air medical transport, manage complex critical patients, and collaborate closely with flight nurses, pilots, and hospital partners. You’ll work a flexible schedule of two 24-hour shifts per week, assigned in advance by our Centralized Scheduling team, allowing you to focus fully on patient care and mission safety.

To qualify, candidates must have a minimum of one (1) year of full-time flight experience and at least three (3) years of recent critical care or 911 experience within the past five years.

If you’re an experienced paramedic ready to expand your impact, work alongside elite clinicians, and represent one of the nation’s most respected air medical teams, this float position offers the challenge and purpose you’ve been looking for.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:  

• Provides pre-hospital advanced life support care from the initial contact until patient care is relinquished to the accepting medical facility; maintains thorough patient care documentation.
• Practices within his/her scope of practice as defined by the states regulating each base and Air Methods CBS. Maintains competency in knowledge and psychomotor skills by participating in ongoing laboratory and clinical experiences. Communicates educational needs to the Clinical Education Team. 
• Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures.  Attends minimum of six educational programs per year pertinent to his/her practice.
• Knowledgeable in use and routine maintenance of all equipment and supplies used by Air Methods CBS. Responsible for reporting medical equipment failures and taking initial steps to insure repair of equipment as directed. Maintains adequate supplies onboard aircraft to deliver patient care. Keeps aircraft clean and orderly to insure rapid response to all transport requests. 
• Participates in patient and referring institution follow-up and planned outreach marketing and education activities. 
• Functions as a medical flight member by attending pre-mission briefings and mission debriefings and completes necessary documentation. Assists in pre-mission liftoff checklist and assists pilot as requested, i.e., radio, navigational, and visual observation activities. Complies with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical personnel, patient, and equipment. Conducts aircraft safety briefings as needed. 
• Serves as a flight resource to neonatal/pediatric personnel when transporting specialty patients by helicopter. Performs advanced skills and procedures as approved by Air Methods CBS Medical Director(s). 
• Serves as a role model, educator and clinical resource. Participates regularly in departmental activities, projects and committees (to include research and publishing opportunities). Maintains awareness of current issues related to pre-hospital care through participation in professional activities, i.e., national, state legislative--elected or appointed. 
• Other Duties as assigned.

Additional Job Requirements

• Maintains a high level of flexibility and availability to be scheduled for a minimum of two 24 hour shifts per week at any CBS base where currently licensed.  Schedules are provided by the Centralized Scheduling team 4 – 8 weeks in advance.  Self-scheduling is not permitted.  Inability to be scheduled for two shifts per week as a result of providing limited availability (less than 5 consecutive days per week), in the absence of requested benefit time, will result in a written warning for the first occurrence.  A second occurrence will result in a final written warning.  A third occurrence will result in removal from the float position.  If failure to meet the expectation for shift coverage is due to removal from a shift by Centralized Scheduling as a result of other coverage found, no disciplinary action will occur.
• Indicate the percentage of time spent traveling - 85%           

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, candidates must possess the ability to successfully perform all essential functions with excellence and dedication. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In accordance with applicable laws, Air Methods will provide reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden so disabled employees may perform the essential functions of the position.

Education & Experience

• A high school diploma or GED, along with at least three years of relevant experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, are required to unlock your potential in this role.
• Bachelor’s degree in health-related field preferred
• Minimum three (3) years’ recent experience in a busy 911 system
• Previous flight experience of 1 year full-time is required.

Operation and Safety Requirements:

• As a member of the Clinical Flight Crew, any person employed in this position shall maintain a weight not to exceed 225 pounds including empty flight suit and boots.

Skills

• Demonstrated paramedic skills aligned with your state's scope of practice and advanced practice skills defined by Medical Director(s) and Medical Standards are essential for this role.
• Maintains positive interpersonal relationships with colleagues, EMS representatives, hospitals and the public while executing strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of collaboration at all levels 
• Showcase your exceptional critical thinking and reasoning abilities, paired with a keen attention to detail, in our dynamic and fast-paced environment that thrives on prioritization and multitasking.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including 24 hour shifts, overtime and an on-call rotation
• Dependable and self-motivated while working in a frequently changing environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

Computer Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Registered EMT-P licensed in states where Air Methods maintains CBS locations.
• National Registry required to meet state licensure requirements
• Specialty certification: FP-C is required. 
• Current certifications in Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR; ACLS; PALS or equivalent (AHA courses if state or county required) and advanced provider ITLS or PHTLS (if state or country required)
• Advance trauma course: one (1) of the following is acceptable: TNCC, ATLS/ATCN, TPATCor CAMTS-approved advanced trauma course. (Please note advanced skills lab may be required for some of the above mentioned advanced trauma courses) A second trauma course may be required based on state requirements.
• Additional state and/or county credentials may be required based on state requirements

Current NRP certification

• NIMS Training IS 100, 200, 700, 800 and HazMat 

Air Methods is an EEO/AA employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For more information on our industry-leading benefits, please visit our benefits page here. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)