Friday, February 27, 2015

Paramedic / EMT III - Onshore

Recruiter: Beacon Occupational Health & Safety Services
Location: Onshore
Date Closed: 02/28/2015
Overview
2 WEEK ON / 2 WEEK OFF ROTATIONS
These positions are based in Remote Alaska. The Medic / Emt III will be solo in very remote locations providing urgent / emergent care. The offsite physician back up support is in Anchorage. The workforce consists of oilfield contractor employees. The number of employees varies considerably due to construction stages, drilling operations, maintenance and operations.

Remote Medic will assess, treat, and coordinate transport 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.

Roles & Responsibilities
Duties include primary healthcare, emergency medical response, first aid training and health promotions. The successful candidate will also be responsible for health and hygiene inspections and advising on other safety issues, in addition to general administration and computer based reporting.
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, blood borne 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, and restocks emergency supplies and equipment.

Required Job Qualifications:
Do you have a valid drivers license?
Do you possess a current BLS and ACLS certification?
Do you have 3-5 years of experience as a practicing Paramedic/EMT III?
Are you a U.S. citizen?

Contact:
Contact: Monika Banic,
Email: mbanic@beaconohss.com,

Job published HERE

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