Jun 13, 2009

PSD Team Medic - Afghanistan

Overview:
This position provides routine and emergency medical care. - This is a continuous posting for the collection of interested parties. When an actual vacancy occurs, we will email you with a request to apply for the open vacancy.



Responsibilities:
• Provide medical care for any non-emergency situations.
•Administer first-aid treatment and life-support care to sick or injured persons/employees in pre-hospital setting.
•Operate equipment such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advanced life-support environments.
•Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
•Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first-aid equipment and supplies.
•Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs and treatment.
•Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
•Administer drugs, orally or by injection, and perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
•Comfort and reassure patients
•Ability to obtain or holds, a current secret security clearance
•Other duties, responsibilities or projects as assigned



Qualifications:
• No Felony convictions
•No Domestic Violence convictions
•Understand and successfully address various operational issues
•Maintain effective professional relationships with employees and outside individuals and agencies
•Effectively communicate with individuals and agencies from diverse cultures and background
•Exercise sound judgment in all areas of responsibility
•Operate and employ pistols, shoulder fired weapons, light and medium machine guns from various platforms
•Ability to lead and motivate employees
•Ability to provide routine and emergency medical care
•Proficiency with Windows, MS Excel, MS Word and database software
•Four years military (special ops preferred) or law enforcement experience (within the last five years)
•18 D equivalent or Paramedic certified
•HDSOC OPC/MPC graduate
•High School Diploma or G.E.D
•25 years of age or older
•Valid US Passport
•Valid civilian driver's license
•In-country experience preferred


Email: info@soc-usa.com