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DESCRIPTION

Decypher is seeking Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic candidates to support at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess a patient’s condition and determine a course of treatment per local protocol.
• Provide morning triage for student(s) incapable to perform in training due to medical and musculoskeletal reasons. Triage will be used to determine: - If student is stable refer all medical conditions to the base Flight Medicine Clinic.
• Assigned to student flight for medical monitoring of all high risk training event modules to provide medical coverage and monitoring that include aquatic and land based training.
• Respond, stabilize and activate Emergency Medical System in response to physical trauma, heat stroke, and near drowning episodes.
• Summarize nature of injury and emergency care rendered to the receiving EMS responders.
• Inventory, replace, and clean all supplies and equipment after use.
• Interface with biotechnology monitoring systems and physiologic thresholds that should prompt medical emergency intervention to preempt injury/trauma. Access to the system and required training will be provided by the government.
• Work with a multidisciplinary human performance team that includes other medical professionals to ensure the proper care and health monitoring of all students (i.e. physicians, sports medicine provider, athletic trainers, physical therapists, operational psychologists, strength coaches, etc).
• Coordinate with contracted or military medical director, government supervisor, preceptor and /or lead paramedic on a daily basis for proper medical oversight and direction in accordance with national and state EMT-P and Paramedic guidelines.
• Keep accurate records of all injuries, method of treatment, rehabilitation, and medical releases. In the course of normal operations, provide relevant information to SW medical staff to support the students’ medical needs.
• Work a non-standard schedule, extended hours, and/or rotating shifts which may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, but not to exceed a 40-hour week. Shall be flexible and may need to deviate from the typical work week schedule. Hours may fluctuate daily from 6-12 hours pending on training mission.
• The work requires some physical exertion, such as walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces as well as time spent outdoors in extreme temperatures and variable weather conditions.
• Visits or extended duties to these types of locations/sites or sites to observe performance/events, to perform surveys, to conduct planning, etcetera are required to ensure mission accomplishment. Some agility is required in physically conducting actions in these environments.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• NOTE: this position supports the Air Force Special Tactics Pararescuemen (also known as PJ's) training pipeline. Kirland AFB, NM will see 3 iterations of the training course annually (each lasting about 5 months).
  • Cadre and students have training and/or Certification in Paramedic skills but Candidate will be Primary Paramedic during training missions. Canidate will be only Paramedic on training drop zone but will be supported with an established Medical Treatment/Evacuation Plan.
  • Candidate needs to be hard working, flexible, and confident in their skills and be willing to be a Leader amongst a group of "Type A Personality" Leaders in a tough but rewarding position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Paramedic / EMT Certification
• Certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) or State License at the EMT-P level or higher
• 3 years of experience as a Paramedic within the last 5 years
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• US Citizen
• NACI background check