The Rescue Specialist is responsible for executing advanced rescue techniques, operating hoisting and rescue equipment, assisting flight personnel in patient care, and ensuring helicopter readiness. Duties include participating in safety management, and conducting equipment inspections and maintenance while complying with safety protocols.
Rescue Swimmer:
- Must be well versed with advanced rescue techniques and equipment. Rescue situations ranging from high hoists, confined areas, elevated platforms, off center hoists, water rescue and boat operations.
- Ability to participate in operations during the day and night, often in adverse weather conditions.
- Act as an observer as required.
- Responsible for the packaging and handling of the patient/survivor from the scene into the helicopter.
- Assisting the flight paramedic in patient care and/or render care as defined and designated by the employee’s medical certification.
- Post-flight decontamination of the helicopter after mission completion.
- Inventory, inspection, minor maintenance and tacking of rescue equipment and devices, as well as aviation life support equipment.
- Deploy rescue equipment as required.
- Assist with ground rescue operations as required.
- Participate in Safety Management System (SMS) activities to include supporting and promoting the safety culture, reporting all aviation safety-related issues, and adhering to the processes related to accomplishing SMS goals.
Key Competencies:
- Knowledge of applicable industry safety standards, safety regulations, protocols, and procedures.
- Works collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
- Understands the need to collaborate with others to meet team goals, commitments, tasks, etc.
- Maintains confidentiality, and communicates truthfully, respectfully, openly and honestly with others.
- Ability to interface well with internal and external clients and the public. Represents the department and the company in a highly professional manner.
- Demonstrates a willingness to excel and be proficient in the position.
- Understands the financial implications and rationale for actions.
Hoist Operator:
- Be well versed in a variety of hoisting situations to include but not limited to high hoists, confined area, elevated platform, off center hoists, rescue swimmer and boat operations, both dead in water and underway.
- Be responsible in the cabin for SAR passengers and inform the pilots when cabin is ready.
- Comply with all federal, state, and country regulations.
- Inventory, inspection, minor maintenance and tracking of rescue equipment and devices, as well as aviation life support equipment.
- Immediately inform the Pilot about anything that might affect the SAR readiness of the helicopter or equipment.
- Act as an observer as required.
- Operate the hoist as required.
- Operate the FLIR as required.
- Operate the Night Sun as required.
- Operate the Crew Hover (CHOV) system or similar systems as required.
- Deploy rescue equipment as required.
- Assist with ground rescue operations as required.
- Continuously inform the Pilot flying regarding the helicopter position by using standard guiding phraseology.
- Ensure medical personnel, additional observers, survivors and passengers are seated within CG limits and that equipment is stowed and secured.
- Administer medical treatment to survivors in accordance with qualifications held.
- Post-flight decontamination of the helicopter after mission completion.
- Participate in the brief and debrief.
- Ensure training requirements are met.
- Ensure the timely implementation and maintenance of Bristow Global Standards.
Key Competencies:
- Knowledge of applicable industry safety standards, safety regulations, protocols, and procedures.
- Works collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
- Understands the need to collaborate with others to meet team goals, commitments, tasks, etc.
- Maintains confidentiality, and communicates truthfully, respectfully, openly and honestly with others.
- Ability to interface well with internal and external clients and the public. Represents the department and the company in a highly professional manner.
- Demonstrates a willingness to excel and be proficient in the position.
- Understands the financial implications and rationale for actions.
Bristow Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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