SUBSTITUTE - Flight Paramedic

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Responds to emergencies and performs fire suppression, rescue and emergency care as assigned.
• Serve as advanced medevac specialist and as ambulance crewmember.
• Cookordinate and provide advanced emergency care of patients during air and/or ground transport.
• Provide medical oversight of other responders on medevacs.
• Operate emergency life support tools and equipment.
• Maintain required licensure, certifications, skills and physical ability to perform job.
• Provide emergency or other departmental related training as assigned.
• May be required to travel to the villages.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge or NSB Fire Department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of current pre-hospital care practices.
• Knowledge of emergency services techniques, procedures, related safety and legal issues.
• Knowledge of fire ground operations and safety.
• Ability to accurately assess and treat patients during both ground and air responses.

Education, Experience, Certifications And Licenses

• Required: High school graduate or G.E.D./A combination of 12 years of education and related work experience.
• Current paramedic licensure or certification as a paramedic.
• Current CPR credential that meets the requirements for Alaska licensure.
• Current American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (or equivalent) credential.
• Two years of pre-hospital emergency medical work experience.
• Ability to obtain State of Alaska Paramedic licensure within 45 days of hire.
• Ability to obtain a State of Alaska Medevac Escort certification within six months of hire.
• Ability to obtain State of Alaska Basic Firefighter or Firefighter I certification within one year of hire.
• Ability to obtain an Alaska Drivers License that meets North Slope Borough Insurance criteria within thirty days of hire.

Benefits

The North Slope Borough offers the following benefit packages to all permanent full time and permanent part time employees who work at least 15 hours a week. Health care is provided at no cost to the employee (no premiums). Our Health Care package covers major medical, preventive care, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits. Benefits Do Not Apply To Temporary Employees.

Supplemental Questions

• Some high school
  High school diploma or GED
  Some college
  Associate's degree
  Bachelor's degree
  Master's degree
  Doctorate
• Yes
  No
• Yes
  No
• Yes
  No