AirCare Flight Paramedic

San Juan Regional Medical Center; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM seeks an AirCare Paramedic to enhance pre-hospital emergency care. The role emphasizes maintaining licensure, delivering compassionate patient care, and strengthening the EMS knowledge base.

You will work in a team-based environment, adhere to safety and quality initiatives, and engage with community services to save lives. This position requires current NM paramedic licensure, BLS, and hands-on field experience.

Qualifications

• Current paramedic licensure by the New Mexico EMS Bureau.
• BLS Certification is required.
• Minimum 3 years paramedic field experience.
• NRP certification within 1 year and FP-C within 2 years.
• PHTLS and ongoing life support certifications as per policy.

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized patient care and maintains clinical competency for paramedic practice.
• Follows department policy and licensure requirements.
• Supports safety initiatives and continuous quality improvement.
• Builds productive interpersonal relationships and demonstrates teamwork.
• Participates in departmental activities and upholds Service Standards.

Skills

Paramedic licensure

BLS Certification

Life support certifications policy

3+ years paramedic experience

NRP certification within 1 year

FP-C within 2 years

PHTLS

Advanced trauma/critical care training

Job description

Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. The AirCare Paramedic continuously improves pre-hospital emergency skills, knowledge database, and patient empathy. The EMT-Paramedic functions to decrease suffering, improve the health of the community, and save lives

Required Behaviors

As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications

• Current paramedic licensure by the New Mexico EMS Bureau
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Must meet the requirements for obtaining and maintaining life support certifications as outlined in the Life Support Certification policy.
• Three (3) years minimum paramedic experience
• NRP certification within one (1) year
• FP-C within two (2) years
• PHTLS

Preferred Qualifications

• National Registry-Paramedic (NRP) RN licensure CC-P, TPATC
• Advanced training in trauma, critical care, high risk OB, pediatrics, etc

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides individualized patient care and maintains clinical competency appropriate for the area of practice.
• Understands and follows policy and procedure in addition to meeting licensure requirements.
• Responsive to current safety and quality initiatives and sustains improvement.
• Builds productive interpersonal relationships in every encounter.
• Demonstrates teamwork.
• Actively participates in the department.
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions

• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance.
• Must be able to walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently.
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently.
• Potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids and meets OSHA training requirements.

Special Demands

• Sets limits when dealing with angry, hostile, or sometimes verbally or physically abusive patients and families in an attempt to ensure a safe, respectful environment that will support the delivery of care.
• Effectively copes and strives for balance when caring for acutely ill patients and families.

To learn more, visit us at http://www.sanjuanregional.com.