Flight Paramedic

Air Methods

Flight Paramedic responsible for pre-hospital advanced life support in Arizona. Delivering care onboard helicopters while ensuring safety and proper documentation.

Posted 6/28/2026full-timeCottonwood • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $26 - $28 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for providing high quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage, and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Air Methods Community Based Services (CBS) Medical Director(s).
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.
Maintains documentation of required licensure, certifications, continuing education, aviation and safety training, OSHA and HIPAA training, clinical rotations, and advanced procedures.
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.
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).

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and at least three years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s degree in health-related field preferred
Minimum three (3) years’ recent experience in a busy 911 system
Previous critical care transport and flight experience a plus
Registered EMT-P licensed in state(s) served
National Certification may be required to meet state licensure requirements
Specialty certification: (FP-C or CCP-C) required within two (2) years of hire
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, TNATC or CAMTS-approved advanced trauma course prior to completion of third-rider orientation.
NRP certification prior to completion of third-rider orientation
NIMS Training IS 100, 200, 700, 800 and HazMat upon hire

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Dental and Vision
Competitive 401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plans
Tuition Reimbursement
Full Company-Paid Life Insurance
AD&D Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Voluntary Legal
Relocation Assistance
Employee Assistance and Benefit Concierge Service Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Advanced Life SupportPatient AssessmentTriagePatient Care DocumentationEmergency Response ProtocolsAdvanced ProceduresClinical RotationsPsychomotor SkillsFlight Resource CoordinationPre-Mission Briefing Participation

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeam CollaborationPatient AdvocacyOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving

Certifications

Registered EMT-P LicenseFP-C or CCP-C CertificationBLS/CPR CertificationACLS CertificationPALS CertificationITLS or PHTLS CertificationNRP CertificationNIMS Training IS 100, 200, 700, 800HazMat Training