Paramedic - Haiti (Notional)

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Acuity is currently seeking Paramedic to support our Global Health Services Business Unit. Paramedic will be assigned to treat patients in one of three settings: (1) Field Health Unit, (2) Small medical/trauma hospitals, (3) Large medical/trauma hospital.
Location: Deploying to Haiti
Duties:

• Provides medical services at the scope and level of a Paramedic to preserve the health of employees and client personnel.
• Perform emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma, and cardiac emergencies, and patient assessment.
• Systematically assesses the urgent or emergent health needs of patients, analyzes data, and formulates a plan of care, with other members of the medical team, which is realistic in relation to the employee's capabilities and job requirements.
• Recognizes and treats illnesses and injuries according to established operating instructions within the scope of licensure and regulations of state employment or practice.
• Measures and records vital signs, collects specimens, and escorts patients and visitors.
• Prepares examining rooms, selects and lays out medical supplies, maintains medical equipment.
• Records and reports patient information.
• Records and maintains patient information in accordance with standard protocols, and the Privacy Act.
• Pursues professional development activities and continuing education to ensure currency with present practices and trends in healthcare and specifically in the practice of emergency medical treatment.
• Protects patients' privacy through confidentiality, infection control procedures, assuring consistent medication administration, and assuring proper storage and maintenance procedures for all equipment and supplies.
• Identifies and records the signs and symptoms of physical and mental conditions.
• Thoroughly exercises skill in initiative, judgment, problem-solving and decision-making daily.
• Makes independent judgments and prioritizes workload. .
• Monitors reconciliation of financial transactions and ensures contract charges are applied uniformly.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and continuing education leading to a degree, certification, and/or training as an Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic.
• Minimum of 3 years recent experience as Paramedic.
• Hold and maintain an active and unrestricted Paramedic License, free from any pending adverse actions and the ability to be favorably credentialed by Acuity policy.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification required.
• National Register - Paramedic is preferred and some positions will require NR-P.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and communication skills.
• 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 International Assignment Agreement (IAA) prior to deployment.

Physical Requirements:

• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• May require bending, stooping and lifting as required for patient care and transport.

Acuity International is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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