Flight Paramedic

Salary : $90,033.00 - $111,945.00 Annually

Location : Austin, TX

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 25-10339

Department : STAR Flight

Opening Date : 10 / 31 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Job Summary

STAR Flight paramedics provide medical care and transport to critically injured / ill patients, perform public-safety operations (search and rescue, aerial fire-fighting, law enforcement assistance) and promote education and safety throughout the STAR Flight response area.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a job classification within the Medical job family. Emergency operations require working under difficult conditions. Available to regularly work a rotating shift schedule of 12 hour day and night shifts and occasional 24 hour shifts. This classification requires a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans treatment and administers care to critically injured / ill adult and pediatric patients.
• Documents patient assessments, treatment plans and outcomes of patients.
• Provides 100% quality assurance / improvement of patient care and documentation on all STAR Flight patients.
• Performs aviation-related duties such as assisting with navigation, radio communication, obstacle / aircraft avoidance and coordination of landing zones and other flight-related duties as an assigned medical crew member, and as an employee performing safety-related duties.
• Provides patient care follow-up for internal and external customers by consulting with hospital medical staff.
• Represents STAR Flight at public relations events and educational in-services for Travis County and surrounding service area.
• Maintains proficiency and evaluates risk / benefit of rescue operations in helicopter and ground rescue.
• Directs / educates colleagues on medical and trauma scenes to achieve maximum effectiveness.
• Maintains mission readiness by daily inspection of personal and helicopter medical and rescue equipment as well as studying medical and rescue information.
• Completes special projects as assigned, including preparing educational in-services, researching new medical equipment, rescue equipment, development of STAR Flight-specific protocols for medical and rescue environment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience :

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements :

Texas Department of State Health Services Paramedic Certification or Licensure; OR,

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.

Current Certification Basic Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

Current Certification Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (or equivalent).

Letter of support from Medical Director(s) or direct supervisor.

Must meet minimum physical fitness requirements established by Travis County for the STAR Flight Program.

Subject to the STAR Flight mandated Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program.

Drug and alcohol testing shall be conducted as part of the pre-employment process for all applicants.

Valid Texas Driver's License.

Flight Paramedic - Certified required within two years of employment.

Preferred :

Previous rotor or fixed-wing flight experience.

Critical Care experience.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (or equivalent).

Advanced Trauma Life Support / TPATC

Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

Current Flight Paramedic Certified.

Training in and understanding of Incident Command principles.

Demonstrated proficiency in Low to High Angle and Swift Water Rescue techniques.

Helicopter rescue experience.

Bilingual oral proficiency in English / Spanish.

Knowledge of :

Skill in :

Ability to :

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include meeting physical ability / strength standards outlined above. Physical requirements include the ability to lift / carry up to 50-100 pounds, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client / customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions. Based on aircraft weight limitation employees in these positions should maintain a maximum body weight of 220 pounds. Must be available to work in inclement weather. Subject to contact with dust, dangerous machinery, noise, fumes, potential harm, vibration, communicable diseases, and hazardous chemicals.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Work Hours : 8 am - 5 pm, Monday-Friday. May work some holidays, some nights, some weekends

Location : 7800 Old Manor Rd Austin, TX 78724

Department : Health & Human Services

Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.

Physical Exam, Drug Test, Alcohol Test

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Benefits

Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.

FY2025 Travis County Benefit Guide

In this valuable you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.

Credit Union

Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Employee Assistance Program

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

Employee Organizations

Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

Employee Health & Wellness Clinic

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Holidays

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Insurance

Employees may select from four plans : an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid :

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Longevity

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Parking

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Personal Holidays

Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he / she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins :

January - March

3 personal holidays

April - June

2 personal holidays

July - September

1 personal holiday

October - December

None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

Retirement

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Sick Leave

Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Parental Leave

Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.

Tuition Refund

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Vacation

Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates :

0 to 5 years

4.0 hours per pay period

6 to 10 years

4.5 hours per pay period

11 to 15 years

5.0 hours per pay period

16 to 20 years

5.5 hours per pay period

21 plus years

6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

Workers' Compensation

The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.