Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

*CLIENT COVERS ONSITE LODGING, DOES NOT COME OUT OF WEEKLY PAY. NURSESTAR COVERS FLIGHTS TO AND FROM THE ASSIGNMENT*

Pay Rate: $2,000.00 - $2,200.00 gross per week

Number of Positions: 1

Specialty: Paramedic

Start Date: May 26 or June 8

Assignment Length: 13 weeks w/ chance of extension

EMR: Cerner

Schedule: 12-Hour Shifts, 36 Hour Guarantee a Week

Additional Details:

• Respond to onsite medical emergencies, conduct a preliminary medical assessment of the patient(s) condition(s), triage and provide intervention per protocol, communicate interventions and status to care facility and safely transport patients to hospital as required by condition(s).
• Apply artificial respiration or administer oxygen in cases of asphyxiation, dyspnea or hypoxia, start and administer intravenous fluids, and perform other emergency medical procedures during on site stabilization and transportation
• Assist providers in the emergency room to include, but not limited to, point of care testing, wound care, phlebotomy, IV, EKGs, monitors and preparation for additional patient transport to higher level of care
• Assume nursing duties as delegated according to the Alaska Board of Nursing Statutes and Regulations (refer to policy on nursing delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel)
• Provide education to community residents regarding emergency medical care and prevention

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have flight or critical care experience!

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• AEMT
• NRP - preferred
• FP-C within two years of hire

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Alaska RN can start with any state license must start AK process after position accepted
• Eligible for an Alaska Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic License

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) is a tribally owned and operated, independent, nonprofit healthcare organization, founded in 1970 to meet the health care needs of the Inupiat, Siberian Yup’ik and Yup’ik people of the Bering Strait region. NSHC is governed by a 21-member board of directors that represents all communities and areas of the Bering Strait region, a 23,000 square-mile section of northwestern Alaska. Norton Sound Health Corporation puts the patient first. This principle applies equally at the new Norton Sound Regional Hospital and at the 15 village clinics managed by NSHC. Every day, NSHC’s approximately 700 employees demonstrate their commitment to our mission: providing quality health services and promoting wellness within our people and environment. Norton Sound Health Corporation is a model of how Indian Self-Determination is meant to work, with tribes taking responsibility for their own health and well-being.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Travel reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Mobile Timekeeping

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