Paramedic Safety Officer

Paramedic Safety Officer- Burbank, CA

• Competitive annual starting salaries from $68,070 - $85,000+ (DOE)

We invite you to join a team of highly skilled emergency medical experts, pilots and mechanics! Our mission of providing care to the world at a moment's notice is at the heart of everything we do. We are caregivers, first and foremost and we will be there when you need us. With more than 38,000 employees, Global Medical Response teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services around the world. We provide end-to-end medical transportation as well as fire services, integrated healthcare solutions and disaster response.

JOB SUMMARY

The REACH Paramedic Safety Officer will serve as the essential liaison between hospital-based specialty transport teams and the REACH aircraft applicable to assigned base, during transports where all patient care is assumed by the hospital based team. The role of Safety Officer is centered on safety and customer service.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

• Performing all required daily, weekly and monthly equipment checks.

• Demonstrating familiarization with aviation safety terminology and practices.

• Orienting hospital based team members to all aircraft medical equipment, mounts, securing mechanisms, oxygen, inverter and safety features, as applicable.

• Within span of control, ensuring the aircraft is operationally ready for service at all times for hospital based team flights.

• Participating in daily shift pass-down process. Mission

• Communicating with Flight Guard, municipalities and hospitals as appropriate and necessary during patient transport missions.

• Assist Pilot in Command with FAA required passenger briefings.

• Operating company communication equipment including, cellular phones, satellite phones, radios, and others as appropriate.

• Assisting with the loading and unloading of all hospital based team equipment as appropriate.

• Coordinating and assisting with the loading and unloading of the patients, isolettes, or other patient transport restraint systems as appropriate.

• Ensuring that patients, passengers and all onboard equipment are secured appropriately prior to lift and during all phases of flight.

• Troubleshooting problems that arise with aircraft medical equipment during transport.

• Accompanying the hospital based teams bedside to bedside and assisting as appropriate.

• If requested, engaging in patient care within scope, limited to patients in extremes and when resources are limited. Any direct patient care must remain within local paramedic scope and be at the explicit request of hospital based team members.

• Completing all required transport documentation per SOP. General

• Ensuring the base/crew quarters is clean, organized and maintained to reflect a professional atmosphere.

• Participating in continuing education as assigned.

• Participating in company required safety and quality improvement programs.

• Actively participate in base meetings as scheduled, per SOP Completion of other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS Experience:

• Must have a recent 3 or more years of ambulance or emergency department experience.

• If using part time experience to qualify for this position, must be able to document a work history with a minimum average of 4 shifts per month over the past 12 months.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent Skills:

• Must be able to fly extended missions without experiencing airsickness.

• Must possess and demonstrate strong customer service and public relations skills.

• Must possess and demonstrate competence with basic computer skills. Credentials/Licenses:

• Must possess current unrestricted state EMT–P license

• Must possess current ACLS, BLS and PALS and NRP

• Must possess or acquire local accreditation within 90 days of hire date 

WORKING CONDITIONS AND MENTAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Working Conditions:
• Duties are performed in either indoor or outdoor environments.
• May be exposed to routine office noises, moderate electrical or mechanical hazards and frequent exposure to an aircraft hanger environment where the Paramedic Safety Officer may be exposed to loud aircraft noise, fumes, gases, odors, dust particles and mechanical/electrical and chemical hazards.
• Safety Officer must be present at work site to complete the job.
Physical Demands:
• Perform activities requiring a moderate amount of standing, sitting, and walking.
• Able to conduct activities requiring a moderate to rigorous amount of static pushing, pulling and lifting (knuckle height and ankle height).
• Capable of lifting 75lbs. Floor to bench height.
• Ability to hear routine aircraft and medical equipment noises.
• Maintains a “duty” weight of less than 230 lbs (body weight + uniform/equip).
• Requires close and distant visual acuity.
• Requires periodic computer use and typing.
• Ability to wear an approximately 3.5 lb helmet for prolonged periods of time under the stressors of flight
Protective Equipment:
• Nomex full body flight suit
• Boots: leather or fire-resistant material with steel or carbon safety-toe. Safety-shank preferred
• PPE – latex gloves, goggles, and particulate respirator
• Hearing protection (plugs, band, head set, and/or helmet)
Mental Requirements:
• Critical thinking skills
• Consistent safety-oriented mindset
GUIDING VALUES AND BEHAVIORS
Employee must consistently exhibit our guiding principles:
• Patient Care - We continually earn the privilege to care for our patients. It is at the forefront of everything we do.
• One Team - We respect each other and achieve together what no individual can alone.
• Innovation - We are driven to develop solutions that inspire progress.
• Vigilance - We will never waver in our commitment to safety and preparedness in the fulfillment of our duties.
• Ownership - We are accountable for what we do and take pride in how we do it.
• Citizenship - We are dedicated to being good stewards in the communities we serve.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to:
• Reports directly to the Clinical Base Manager and indirectly to the Regional Director of Clinical Operations.
Interrelationships:
• Aviation, Maintenance, Hospital Specialty Team Flights
Transfer Ability:
• Paramedic Safety Officers are not eligible to transfer laterally to open Flight Paramedic positions. Paramedic Safety Officers that meet Flight Paramedic qualifications as well as other provisions specified the Internal Transfer policy, may apply to posted Flight Paramedic positions and will be given preferential consideration among external candidates.
If your passion is flying and you have the skills to deliver patient care in missions where every second counts, apply today!

Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

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