DelusionalEnthusiasm Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Was on indeed and saw this. I’m sure someone on here will want this! Flight Provider (MD/NP/PA) in Roswell New Mexico https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?from=appshareios&jk=a44624598b2e42bc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Sounds like an interesting gig, sent my CV over but never was able to coordinate a time to speak with them. Have a hard landing on their record from 2018 which is a little concerning, uncovered some safety issues which make me (prior flight exp) a little nervous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted March 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 14, 2021 up to $110,000 for this? Qualifications State Licensure (DO, MD, PA-C, NP, EMT-P) ACLS PALS Trauma Certification (PHTLS, ATLS, TNATC…) NRP Pass all entry testing Must maintain all certifications without interruption for the duration of employment. Must be able to lift 80lbs at a minimum of waist height. Additionally, must be able to walk, climb, stoop, crouch, kneel, balance, as well as demonstrate sufficient manual dexterity, audial faculty, and visual acuity (aided or unaided) to perform required duties to include an acceptable weight for helicopter operations. Must pass both pre-hire and random post-hire drug-screening exams. Maybe as a medic, but a PA in this roll is $150k 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted March 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 hours ago, ventana said: up to $110,000 for this? Qualifications State Licensure (DO, MD, PA-C, NP, EMT-P) ACLS PALS Trauma Certification (PHTLS, ATLS, TNATC…) NRP Pass all entry testing Must maintain all certifications without interruption for the duration of employment. Must be able to lift 80lbs at a minimum of waist height. Additionally, must be able to walk, climb, stoop, crouch, kneel, balance, as well as demonstrate sufficient manual dexterity, audial faculty, and visual acuity (aided or unaided) to perform required duties to include an acceptable weight for helicopter operations. Must pass both pre-hire and random post-hire drug-screening exams. Maybe as a medic, but a PA in this roll is $150k people don't do jobs like this for the money, but for the experience. I have a friend who is an icu and ER nurse who is taking a 50% pay cut to fly. scene calls are cool, but the endless interfacility transfers get old( I did critical care transports for 3 years. that was enough). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 8 hours ago, EMEDPA said: people don't do jobs like this for the money, but for the experience. I have a friend who is an icu and ER nurse who is taking a 50% pay cut to fly. scene calls are cool, but the endless interfacility transfers get old( I did critical care transports for 3 years. that was enough). Problem with scene calls is vast majority of the time everything has been done by the time you get there. Buddy's wife works for a major airmedical provider in the PNW, hasn't intubated in YEARS. At least the IFTs have IABPs and a bunch of drips/arterial lines to play with. A prepackaged trauma patient all wrapped up in the burrito blanket ain't much fun! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Scene flights are a lot more interesting if on-scene EMS is BLS only. I saw many more flight crew intubations 30+ years ago before the fire/ems agencies in my area had medics. Now, there's a lot less reasons to fly a patient, because if you are under ~ 45 minutes drive time you can actually deliver the patient to the level I trauma centers faster by ground. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremedicMike Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 20 hours ago, ventana said: up to $110,000 for this? Qualifications State Licensure (DO, MD, PA-C, NP, EMT-P) ACLS PALS Trauma Certification (PHTLS, ATLS, TNATC…) NRP Pass all entry testing Must maintain all certifications without interruption for the duration of employment. Must be able to lift 80lbs at a minimum of waist height. Additionally, must be able to walk, climb, stoop, crouch, kneel, balance, as well as demonstrate sufficient manual dexterity, audial faculty, and visual acuity (aided or unaided) to perform required duties to include an acceptable weight for helicopter operations. Must pass both pre-hire and random post-hire drug-screening exams. Maybe as a medic, but a PA in this roll is $150k Yeah right, most flight medics make 50-70k tops.. Supply and demand, they know there is a line around the block of medics who want to fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 After reading the needed credentials and requirements, that starting salary is way too low. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiremedicMike Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 14 hours ago, TWR said: After reading the needed credentials and requirements, that starting salary is way too low. IMHO It’s just your PA license and the standard 1 day alphabet cards that everyone else on the helicopter has to have.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 True...and if you like to fly and are into that sort of thing (I was in my younger days) it would be a good position. The salary is a proffer and, if you have great credentials, likely negotiable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) On 3/14/2021 at 3:13 PM, EMEDPA said: people don't do jobs like this for the money, but for the experience. I have a friend who is an icu and ER nurse who is taking a 50% pay cut to fly. scene calls are cool, but the endless interfacility transfers get old( I did critical care transports for 3 years. that was enough). Middle of the night in stormy weather flights on USCG helos 150 miles across the Bearing Sea without a survival suit losing radio contact will make one think twice about this kind of job. Nothing is darker or more humbling than the Bearing Sea at night in the winter during a storm with a critically ill or injured patient on your hands! Edited March 21, 2021 by CAdamsPAC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted March 23, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 12:49 AM, CAdamsPAC said: Middle of the night in stormy weather flights on USCG helos 150 miles across the Bearing Sea without a survival suit losing radio contact will make one think twice about this kind of job. Nothing is darker or more humbling than the Bearing Sea at night in the winter during a storm with a critically ill or injured patient on your hands! hats off thank you for your service A few times I got offered to do a TDY to the Aleutian Islands (was in ANC/Elmendorf) I always turned it down, now I wish I had gone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 57 minutes ago, ventana said: hats off thank you for your service A few times I got offered to do a TDY to the Aleutian Islands (was in ANC/Elmendorf) I always turned it down, now I wish I had gone.... I was a civilian PA working for a Native Alaskan Health Consortium and the USCG surgeon wouldn't approve the flight unless I went with the patient as the Corpsmen didn't have the skills needed for the patient's care. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted March 23, 2021 Administrator Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, CAdamsPAC said: I was a civilian PA working for a Native Alaskan Health Consortium and the USCG surgeon wouldn't approve the flight unless I went with the patient as the Corpsmen didn't have the skills needed for the patient's care. Last time I checked, in a USCG helo crew, the rescue swimmer was the EMT Basic. I don't know what extra training they may have had, but I'm pretty sure they're not trained to the paramedic level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 14 hours ago, rev ronin said: Last time I checked, in a USCG helo crew, the rescue swimmer was the EMT Basic. I don't know what extra training they may have had, but I'm pretty sure they're not trained to the paramedic level. The USCG flight surgeon told me of the cutter based corpsman he "wouldn't let that corpsman clip his toenails" so the HH-65 launched without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 LOl. I love endorsements like that. I asked about a general surgeon once and my co-worker said "I wouldn't let him shave a mole off my dog's ass." Put that is a Goggle review... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcan Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I looked into this position about 18 months ago, and I had a good conversation with their ops director, but my friend who is a former Naval Aviator and now works for a Medevac company in Texas told me their safety culture was seriously lacking and discouraged me from moving forward in the process. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyRucpin Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) My hospital-based EMS has our medics on police helicopters; max pay is about $75K and you're not flying everyday; we do a lot of stuff besides wearing the jumpsuit. We always operate with two pilots (who happen to be cops). A local private big name hospital system also has flight medics and they are topping $100K. Long story short, the pay sucks for this gig as a PA. Edited April 3, 2021 by TeddyRucpin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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