Pros
Expanded scope of practice, interesting work that's fun and different every day, and most people you work with are relatively easy to get along with. 90% routine; 10% stressful & terrifying.
Cons
No real HR department. If you happen to have a crappy boss or someone in power at your base doesn't like you, they will make up a reason to make you go away. Also non-union so you don't have rights like you do in a traditional hospital setting. The pay isn't great. The clinical independence and autonomy is fun, but it can also get a little sketchy because you're making these decisions very quickly, on little sleep, and with little to no information. I was shocked to find out that our HR dept is virtually non-existent. No published office hours, no organizational structure, no supervisors, no oversight, and no one answers phone calls or emails. This is sadly not an exaggeration. Published company policies are generic and vague, with varying degrees of enforcement by management. Nothing is ever in writing until a manager needs it to be, and then they'll just summon an HR rep to write it out for them as their needs require to make it legitimate... and use all that to take action against you. Just so I make myself clear, keep in mind that you have no rights here. It's quite insane. Any minimum standards for a company HR dept you've come to expect from being out in the workforce simply don't exist at Air Methods. Wish I had known that going in.