Flight Medic (Marshall Islands)

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Location: Deploying to the Marshall Islands

Job Summary:

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 Acuity is recognized.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide 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.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years recent experience as a Flight Paramedic with fixed wing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Paramedic. 
• Hold and maintain an active and unrestricted state Paramedic License, free from any pending adverse actions and the ability to be favorability credentialed by Acuity policy.
• Required Certifications:
  • Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
  • Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or International Trauma Life Support (ITLS), or Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), or Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC).
• Must be current in all required certifications.
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the medical care field.
• Sufficient Paramedic or related experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. 
• 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.
• Must have a valid, current U.S. Driver’s License.
• Must have a valid U.S. Passport with no less than 6 months remaining before expiration.
• Shall be proficient in the ability to speak, write, and communicate in English.
• Requires a favorably adjudicated CNACI investigation conducted by the Department of Defense.
• Must sign an International Assignment Agreement (IAA) and is bound to the terms and conditions of the IAA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMTP) preferred.

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Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:

• Must be confirmed by a medical examination to be "medically and dentally fit" in accordance with Acuity Medical Readiness Guidelines and Policies and/or as directed by the Client.
• Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment; travel to Kwajalein is required by air.

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.

For OFCCP compliance, the taxable entity associated with this job posting is:

Acuity-CHS, LLC