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CHRISTUS Health; Mount Pleasant (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health seeks a Flight Paramedic to deliver advanced critical care during aeromedical transport, coordinating with Flight For Life personnel to ensure patient safety and rapid, efficient care in dynamic environments.

You will collaborate with Flight Nurse, Pilot, and medical leadership to maintain standards, participate in education, and uphold CAMTS and FAA Part 135 requirements. This role emphasizes public relations, documentation, and professional representation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in moderate to high-volume ALS setting.
• Current Texas Paramedic certification; National Registry preferred or required within 1 year.
• BLS and ACLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire.
• Strong public relations and diplomacy skills; excellent documentation.
• Excellent problem solving and independent judgment under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced critical care during rotor-wing transport, delivering evidence-based care.
• Exhibits independent clinical judgment in high-acuity environments per protocols and CAMTS/FAA standards.
• Supports quality improvement, safety programs, equipment readiness, and ongoing education.
• Represents Flight For Life to referring/receiving facilities, EMS, public safety, patients, families, and community partners.
• Maintains certifications and participates in credentialing activities to meet program standards.

Skills

ALS experience

Flight transport

Clinical judgment

Public relations

Documentation skills

Computer competency

Emotional stability

Education

High school diploma or GED

DHSH-approved Paramedic program

Current Texas Paramedic certification

National Registry Paramedic preferred

Job description

Summary

The Flight Paramedic extends the healing ministry of Jesus Christ by caring for critically ill and injured persons in the air medical environment. Practice is carried out with a high degree of independence in challenging out-of-hospital environments and at regional health care facilities. The position has significant responsibility for public relations and involves interacting with a wide range of healthcare and public safety professionals in stressful situations. The position requires subject matter management skills and independent work on projects to support Flight For Life operations. The position requires adherence to rigorous standards of safety. This position coordinates transport operations/clinical care with the Flight Nurse and Pilot crew members in conjunction with policies and procedures that have been established by Flight For Life Administration, the Flight For Life Medical Director, and Flight For Life’s contracted aviation services (FAA Part 135) operator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides advanced critical care to critically ill and injured patients during rotor-wing transport, delivering evidence-based assessment, stabilization, treatment, and continuous monitoring in collaboration with the Flight Nurse and Pilot.


• Exercises independent clinical judgment in dynamic, high-acuity environments while adhering to established medical protocols, safety standards, CAMTS requirements, and FAA Part 135 operational procedures.


• Supports operational excellence through participation in quality improvement initiatives, safety programs, equipment readiness, continuing education, and assigned projects that enhance Flight For Life operations.


• Serves as a professional representative of Flight For Life, fostering effective communication and collaboration with referring and receiving facilities, EMS agencies, public safety partners, patients, families, and community stakeholders.


• Maintains required certifications and clinical competency, actively participating in orientation, ongoing education, simulation, and credentialing activities to meet the program's rigorous standards for critical care transport practice.

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.


• Completion of a DHSH-approved Paramedic program.

Experience/Skills

• Minimum of three years of experience working in a moderate to high-volume ALS setting; greater than five years strongly preferred. Mixed ALS/critical care transport experience preferred.


• Ability to manage complex clinical situations under pressure required.


• Previous flight or critical care transport experience highly preferred.


• Emotional stability to function effectively in unpredictable situations.


• Problem solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment and seek guidance when appropriate.


• Strong public relations and diplomacy skill set.


• Good keyboarding/documentation skills and general computer competency.

License/Certification/Registration

• Current Paramedic certification by the State of Texas required.


• National Registry Paramedic strongly preferred upon hire, required within one year of hire.


• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.


• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months of hire.


• Certification in a transport-specific critical care board certification (C-NPT, FP-C or CCP-C) is strongly preferred at hire, and two of these board certifications are required within 24 months of start date.

Competencies/Skills

• Clinical Excellence: Critical care knowledge, advanced procedures, sound clinical judgment


• Safety & Aviation: Risk assessment, helicopter safety, operational discipline


• Teamwork: CRM, communication, collaboration, conflict resolution


• Professionalism: Accountability, integrity, adaptability, resilience


• Quality: Documentation, CQI participation, evidence-based practice


• Leadership: Initiative, mentoring, patient advocacy, systems thinking