EMT / ER Technician
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS

**Patient Care:** A nationally registered paramedic who functions using assessment skills and written protocols to provide emergency care in a prompt, resourceful and efficient manner to all patients transported via air-medical services.  In conjunction with the flight nurse they must be able to assess, intervene, organize, direct and evaluate patient’s condition.  The flight paramedic works both the pre-hospital area and inside the hospital under the direction of Medical Control.

**Education:** A provider of patient/family education and also acts as a resource for hospital staff and pre-hospital providers of emergency medicine/management.

**Communication:** Maintains communication with multidisciplinary team members through a variety of channels to provide care to the patient.

**Customer Relations:**  As a highly visible member of the hospital, the staff flight paramedic will project the caring, friendly, and servant image of NMHS to employees, other hospital/pre-hospital workers, and the community on or off duty.

**Self Development:** The flight paramedic will maintain competency by staying informed of changing trends in paramedical practice as well as those in emergency medicine.

**Regulatory Knowledge:** Complies with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.