Employer: Beacon Occupational Health and Safety -
Location: Anchorage, AK (USA)
Overview:
Remote Medic will assess, treat and coordinate transport for patients to higher-level medical providers, commonly in the form of a clinic or hospital. Invasive care may include advanced airways, IV therapy, medications and defibrillation. This position is located on onshore/offshore facilities or vessels on 3 week on/3 week of rotation. The workforce consists of oilfield contractor employees. The number of employees varies considerably due to construction stages, drilling operations, maintenance and operating.
Qualifications:
- Licensure by the Alaska Medical Board and current CPR and ACLS certification
- Operates an emergency vehicle.
- Assesses the safety and hazards at the scene of an emergency.
- Controls the hazards at an emergency scene.
- Determines the nature and extent of illness or injury present and establishes the priorities for emergency care.
- Under the direct or indirect supervision of a physician, treats
injuries or illness using advanced life support techniques and
medications; these may include:
- airway management with endotracheal tubes or cricothyroidotomy,
- intravenous therapy, heart monitoring with an Electrocardiographic (ECG) device
- defibrillation
- synchronized cardioversion
- administration of any type of parenterally, orally, or topically approved medication or solution
- needle chest decompression
- gastric and oral/tracheal suctioning
- all Basic Life Support techniques of the EMT-1.
- Extricates patients from entrapment.
- Provides special rescue services where trained in those specific areas.
- Performs triaging of patients and management of mass casualty situations.
- Lifts and moves patients.
- Utilizes specialized communication equipment to consult with physicians and/or notify hospitals of patient's condition.
- Completes detailed documentation on patient care and transport.
- Understands and uses appropriate state and federal regulations pertaining to EMS, confined space, hazardous materials, incident command system, bloodborne pathogens, airborne pathogens, and controlled substances.
- Reports verbally to receiving Physician as to the patient's condition and interventions performed.
- Maintains the condition of the emergency response vehicle, aircraft, or vessel.
- Maintains, cleans, restocks emergency supplies and equipment.
- Attends continuing medical education (CME) on an ongoing basis.
Required Job Qualifications:
Send your application to mbanic@beaconohss.com
