Lifestar Employment Opportunites
Flight Nurse
Lifestar currently has no open positions for Flight Nurses
Job Description
Provides high quality nursing care including assessment, triage and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Lifestar Medical Director(s): assess the nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize the care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employee to funtion effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients and customers.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Minimum five years critical care/emergency nursing experience.
- Current RN license(s) for state of practice.
- EMS or MICN certification/Licensure as required by state regulations.
- Current certifications in BLS/CPR, ACLS, TNCC/BTLS/PHTLS and PALS or equivalent.
- Specialty certification (CFRN, CCRN or CEN) required within three years of hire.
- Advanced Trauma Course requirement: TNCC, ATLS or TNATC within 6 months of hire. (Please note a skills lab must accompany all the above mentioned advanced trauma courses).
- NRP if program provides high-risk OB and/or neonatal transports within 6 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- BSN or Bachelors Degree in health related field.
- Pre-hosptial experience.
- Flight experience.
Flight Paramedics
Lifestar currently has no open positions for Flight Paramedics
Job Description
Provides high quality pre-hospital advanced life support including assessment, triage and treatment utilizing standards and guidelines established by Lifestar Medical Director(s) within scope of practice; assesses the nature and extent of illness and injury to establish and prioritize care needed for safe transport of the critical patient to the appropriate facility working in collaboration with Flight Nurse partner. Job duties are often performed at high stress levels requiring employee to funtion effectively and independently while maintaining good working relationships with partners, patients and customers.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma.
- Minimum five years in busy 911 system.
- Registered EMT-P licensed in state(s) served.
- National Certification may be required to meet state licensure requirements.
- Specialty certification: FP-C is highly encouraged within three years of hire.
- Current certifications in BLS/CPR, ACLS, BTLS or PHTLS and PALS or equivalent.
- Advance Trauma Course: auditing of (1) of the following is acceptable TNCC, ATLS or TNATC within six months of hire (Please note a skills lab must accompany all the above mentioned advanced trauma courses).
- NRP if program provides high-risk OB and/or neonatal transports within 6 months of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in health-related field.
- Previous critical care transport.
- Previous flight experience.
Pilots
Lifestar currently has no open positions for Pilots
Job Description
VFR Helicopter EMS Operations.
Required Qualifications
- Commercial and Instrument Certificate in Helicopters.
- Medical Certificate - Class I or II per contract requirements.
- Proficient in VFR programs.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- High level of Professionalism and the ability to work with others.
- Must live within the geographical location of the base (i.e., an approximate driving time of one hour).
Preferred Qualifications
- ATP rating in category.
- College degree from an accredited institution.
- 24 months recency of flight experience.
Flight Hour Requirements
- 2000 total time with 1500 rotor-wing hours.
- 1000 rotor-wing PIC hours.
- 500 rotor-wing turbine hours.
- 100 rotor-wing unaided night hours.
- 50 rotor-wing instrument hours (actual or simulated instrument time).
Helicopter Mechanics
Lifestar currently has no open positions for Mechanics
Job Description
Aircraft BK117
A line Mechanic is responsible for ensuring program aircraft are maintained to airworthiness standards prescribed by applicable regulations, airworthiness directives, company policies, and good practices.
Qualifications
- Ensures aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition.
- Ensures aircraft, ground support equipment, and work areas are maintained to company standards of cleanliness and appearance.
- Ensures all required maintenance manuals and documents are in order.
- Coordinates with Field Maintenance Supervisor(s) to ensure timely acquisition of parts and tooling.
- Ensures efficient scheduling of field maintenance.
- Ensures all maintenance records are accurate and in accordance with applicable FARs and company policies.
- Ensures company maintenance records are submitted to the principal business office in a timely manner.
- Ensures program parts and supplies inventory is accurate and sufficient.
- Ensures accountability for all expendable items.
- Ensures all used core parts, unneeded new parts, and support equipment is returned to the proper departments in a timely manner.
- Attends monthly company staff meetings.
- Attends program meetings.
- Assists program marketing efforts.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Aviation Service Manager or Field Maintenance Supervisor.
Requirements
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate as prescribed by FAR 65.
- High School diploma or GED.
- Associates degree preferred.
- Must meet recent experience requirement of FAR 65.83.
- At least two years experience maintaining turbine powered aircraft.
- Factory or equivalent training on the assigned make and model aircraft preferred.
- Must be knowledgeable of FARs, General Operations Manual, Safety Program, and assigned aircraft maintenance manuals.
- Maintain harmonious and cooperative relations with the program members, patients and quests.
- Maintains confidentiality of information deemed confidential.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Sound judgment and objectivity in decision-making.
- This position requires the ability and/or willingness to work days, nights, weekends, scheduled days off, overtime and to be on-call.
Environment
The assigned work environment may include hospitals and/or airports. The expected environment includes outdoor operations in most all weather condition during all times of the day or night.