Respiratory Therapist

Salary range: $46,860-$91,997 DOE

AirMed International provides worldwide air medical transportation services for patients of all ages, using the company's own specialized aircraft and highly trained medical professionals. AirMed International exemplifies safety and compassion through operational excellence, integrity, and dedication.

Flight Respiratory Therapist

AirMed International is hiring a Flight Respiratory Therapist (Flight RT) who is primarily responsible for independently providing direct patient care in accordance with Global Medical Response protocols and/or medical direction.

Responsibilities:

• Use a systematic, critical-thinking approach to guide patient assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patient outcomes
• Maintain clinical competence and continuing education for age specific populations in which care is provided
• Collaboratively assess, provide, and evaluate patient care within the aircraft, airport, commercial airline, ground ambulance or within the hospital or clinic setting for assigned patients while effectively communicating with various health care members
• Attend and participate in base meetings and educational offerings according to established guidelines
• Execute assigned tasks in an efficient manner and perform in a fast-paced environment
• Comply with safety standards to assure safety of self, medical and flight personnel, patient, and equipment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Respiratory Therapy - Bachelor of Science Degree preferred
• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and licensed as a Respiratory Therapist (RT) with the primary state of practice
• Minimum of (3) three years, preferred five (5) yerars, of recent experience in adult/neonatal/pediatric critical and/or acute care setting. (Recent is less than 6 months' bedside experience lapse)
• Current American Heart Association certifications - BLS, ACLS, PALS
• Current Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Provider - or should be obtained within 30 days of hire
• Transport Provider Advanced Trauma Course (TPATC) preferred - or should be obtained within 1 year of hire date
• Advanced Certification (ACCS or NPS) preferred - or should be obtained within 2 years of hire date
• Current passport
• Current driver's license

Why Choose AirMed? As a leading provider of air medical transportation services, AirMed is one of Global Medical Response's (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com. Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.

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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