Employer: Caliburn International
Location: Iraq
Description:
Flight Medic supports our mission in Iraq. All services shall be provided in accordance with established standards, principles and ethics of the profession, applicable professional specialty organizations and the high-quality standard for which Caliburn is recognized.
Duties:
All Flight Medic candidates shall have the skills and ability to perform:
Medical support as a flight medic during aero medical evacuations.
Examines patients, performs physical exams.
Documentation and maintenance of patient records.
Therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, management of infection, EKG’s,
Assessment and diagnosis.
Intravenous/Intraosseous access.
Venous blood draw.
Endotracheal intubation.
Medication administration.
3/12 lead electrocardiogram (EKGs) interpretation.
Knowledge of medications.
Duties within their scope of practice as dictated by their license.
Health promotion and preventative care.
Aero medical evacuation missions.
Knowledge of advanced assessment and diagnosis, including body recovery procedures, wound repair, to include anesthesia, and suturing, desirable
Knowledge of advanced treatment modalities, including chest tube thoracotomy, venous access through cut down procedures, blood typing and cross match, and blood transfusion protocols desirable.
Knowledge of general sick call procedures, radiological (basic) analysis, material inventory principles, desirable.
Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the medical care field.
Sufficient Paramedic or related experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 2 years recent experience as a Flight Paramedic with rotor wing experience.
Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Paramedic.
Hold and maintain an active and unrestricted Paramedic License, free from any pending adverse actions and the ability to be favorability credentialed by Caliburn policy.
Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C), Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, (ACLS) Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) certifications required. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMTP) desirable.
OCONUS deployment experience preferred.
Proficiency with computer and common office equipment, as well as with MS Office products required.
Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.
All health care providers and medical support staff must have recent clinical experience in patient care for at least 6 months out of the past year.
Requirements:
Must have a current U.S. passport.
Sign Foreign Service Agreement (FSA) prior to deployment.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance.
Physical Requirements:
Must meet pre-deployment physical requirements.
No conditions that would prevent the wear of personal protective equipment; including protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor and chemical/biological protective garments or conditions that would prevent the capability of donning, lifting or carrying of up to 70 lbs. of referenced gear while running to a bunker or protected area in the face of perceived or imminent danger.
Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
Location of services may at times be in remote, austere or challenging environments.
May require bending, stooping and lifting as required for patient care and transport.
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Location: Iraq
Description:
Flight Medic supports our mission in Iraq. All services shall be provided in accordance with established standards, principles and ethics of the profession, applicable professional specialty organizations and the high-quality standard for which Caliburn is recognized.
Duties:
All Flight Medic candidates shall have the skills and ability to perform:
Medical support as a flight medic during aero medical evacuations.
Examines patients, performs physical exams.
Documentation and maintenance of patient records.
Therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, management of infection, EKG’s,
Assessment and diagnosis.
Intravenous/Intraosseous access.
Venous blood draw.
Endotracheal intubation.
Medication administration.
3/12 lead electrocardiogram (EKGs) interpretation.
Knowledge of medications.
Duties within their scope of practice as dictated by their license.
Health promotion and preventative care.
Aero medical evacuation missions.
Knowledge of advanced assessment and diagnosis, including body recovery procedures, wound repair, to include anesthesia, and suturing, desirable
Knowledge of advanced treatment modalities, including chest tube thoracotomy, venous access through cut down procedures, blood typing and cross match, and blood transfusion protocols desirable.
Knowledge of general sick call procedures, radiological (basic) analysis, material inventory principles, desirable.
Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the medical care field.
Sufficient Paramedic or related experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent.
Minimum of 2 years recent experience as a Flight Paramedic with rotor wing experience.
Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Paramedic.
Hold and maintain an active and unrestricted Paramedic License, free from any pending adverse actions and the ability to be favorability credentialed by Caliburn policy.
Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C), Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, (ACLS) Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) certifications required. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMTP) desirable.
OCONUS deployment experience preferred.
Proficiency with computer and common office equipment, as well as with MS Office products required.
Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.
All health care providers and medical support staff must have recent clinical experience in patient care for at least 6 months out of the past year.
Requirements:
Must have a current U.S. passport.
Sign Foreign Service Agreement (FSA) prior to deployment.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance.
Physical Requirements:
Must meet pre-deployment physical requirements.
No conditions that would prevent the wear of personal protective equipment; including protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor and chemical/biological protective garments or conditions that would prevent the capability of donning, lifting or carrying of up to 70 lbs. of referenced gear while running to a bunker or protected area in the face of perceived or imminent danger.
Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
Location of services may at times be in remote, austere or challenging environments.
May require bending, stooping and lifting as required for patient care and transport.
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