Tuesday, March 10, 2020

EMT Paramedic Lead , Iraq

Employer: SOS International LLC
Location: Iraq

Overview
**This position is contingent upon contract award**

SOSi is seeking an EMT Paramedic Lead to join a large medical support services program in Iraq supporting our U.S. Government customer. The EMT Paramedic Lead will facilitate performing emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma, and cardiac emergencies, and patient assessments.

Responsibilities

 Performs emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma, and cardiac emergencies, and patient assessments
 Assists with the managing of day to day activities and prioritizing tasks
 Communicates issues, preparing treatment rooms for examination of patients
 Provides care to patients
 Assisting patients with personal hygiene, nutrition, comfort, and safety
 Maintaining comfortable, orderly, safe, and clean environments
 Preparing patients for examinations
 Provides routine information related to medical treatments and procedures
 Measures and records vital signs, collects specimens, and escorts patients and visitors
 Prepares examining rooms, selects and lays out medical supplies, and maintains medical equipment.


Qualifications
Required and able to obtain Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)
High School diploma, GED, or equivalent education required
Experience as a Combat Medic or Navy Corpsman is desirable
Must have completed an approved Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course, and certification as a Paramedic
Associates degree from a community college or technical school sufficient to prepare for the NREMT examination is particularly desirable
Clinical and EMT field experience
Progressive experience with being shift lead supervisor of EMT-P’s in a clinical or EMS setting All EMTs shall be listed in the National Registry or holding a current unrestricted license in the U.S. or Canada
All EMTs must hold current BLS certification
All health care providers and medical support staff must have recent clinical experience in patient care for at least six months out of the past year


Preferred Qualifications
Fluency in a foreign language is desirable, but not required


Working Conditions
Living and working conditions at assignment location could be remote and uncomfortable
Long Hours, exposure to weather and hazardous conditions
Personnel should be aware of moving on short notice and under adverse condition


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