Emergency Medical Technician - Urgent

We are searching for an experienced Emergency Medical Technician to join our incredible team at KurzSolutions in Fort Belvoir, VA.
Growing your career as a Full Time Emergency Medical Technician is a fantastic opportunity to develop relevant skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, problem-solving and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Emergency Medical Technician at KurzSolutions today!

Job Description Fort Belvoir strives to be home to all who live, work, and play here! The Community - Fort Belvoir, V
Fort Belvoir is an Army post on the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's a large post that's divided into three main areas: the main post, Davidson Army Airfield, and Fort Belvoir North. Settled on land that was once a plantation, and founded during World War I, Fort Belvoir originally served as a training school for the U.S. Army Engineers. Now, nineteen agencies and numerous divisions, battalions, and commands use Fort Belvoir as their operating headquarters. A short 35-minute drive north from the fort and you'll find yourself in the ever-historical Washington DC, where you can spend a captivating morning paddling on the Potomac River, an afternoon spent roaming the halls of a Smithsonian Museum, an evening enjoying one of DC's iconic sports teams and finish off with a monumental meal at the Michelin-starred restaurant. This is the opportunity to be had when in Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and that's just if you head north! Head south and you'll follow along the Potomac River where you can partake in all the pleasures to be had on the water from fishing, to swimming, water boating and the like.


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bout the Facility - Regional Health Command - Atlantic in Ft. Belvoir
Regional Health Command - Atlantic (RHC-Atlantic) is the nation's premier military system for health. It is the main focus for the facility of the patients' health and wellness, which means dedication to preventing illness and injury as they are to healing. A system for health enables ready and resilient Soldiers, families and communities. They maintain the readiness of America's fighting men and women through care that maintains, restores, and improves their ability to deploy on a moment's notice anywhere in the world. And when Soldiers deploy, RHC-Atlantic ensures that a ready medical force is ready to deploy with them, professionally trained and ready to provide world class casualty care. The Regional Health Command - Atlantic is working to build a healthier Army and a healthier nation.


Facility Address: 9625 Middleton Road, Building 1189, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.



RESPONSIBILITIES (listed are included but not limited to)

• Shall be knowledgeable of equipment and supply terminology and skill sufficiently to identify and use necessary equipment and supplies properly and to communicate proper use with nurses, medical staff, patients, and family members.
• Shall be sufficiently skilled to teach patients proper self-care and to motivate patients and family members to continue the procedure for promoting rapid healing.
• Shall be knowledgeable and possess skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients.
• Shall demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development appropriate to the appropriate patient population served: Infants, Children, Adolescent, Adults, and Geriatric (> 65).
• ssess, coordinate, facilitate, deliver, and evaluate care for infant to geriatric patients.
• Knowledge of a wide range of medical disorders/conditions, diagnostic studies and treatments related to prevention, and detection of illnesses in adults, is desirable.
• Shall be knowledgeable in professional care theories, principles, practices, and procedures to perform nursing assignments of moderate difficulty and experience in assessing adult and geriatric patients, as appropriate.
• Knowledge of computer operations and proficiency in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.
• Be able to transport a patient on a little and carry required equipment a minimum of 100 meters in diverse environmental conditions.
• Will be able to provide the following services and in strict compliance with standing orders and protocols set forth.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating medical support for high-risk training, training operations, and operational missions.
• Instruct Service Members on the following topics and other topics as directed:
  • Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Basic Trauma Life Support up to Advanced Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Pediatric Education for Pre-hospital Professionals, and travel medicine.
• Conducts medical planning and operation support for operational missions.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes join high risk medical training.
• Develop and validate air and ground medical evacuation plans for evacuation from training site to local hospital.
• Perform Opposing Forces duties as needed during training exercises.
• Performs a full range of clinical support at the aid stations and in the field when performing ambulance emergency or in-flight response, transfer or transport services.
• Evaluate and treat emergent, urgent, and non-emergent patients ranging from infants to elderly.
• Recognize medical emergencies and respond appropriately. Initiate appropriate emergency response as required.
• The EMT-P shall complete medical charting within 72 hours of patient visit.
• Transcribes physician and nursing orders involving patient activities, diets, and medications as necessary in the appropriate manual or automated system.
• Completes request forms, manually or automated, for individual patient orders for blood work, imaging, and pharmaceuticals, consults and other requests required.

REQUIREMENTS

• Requires Top Secret Clearance.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited EMT - Paramedic certification program.
• EMT-P, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support, (PALS) and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification required.
• 10-years military and/or emergency medical services experience; 5-years' experience as a qualified Advanced Tactical Practitioner; Instructor/teacher experience, and management experience are required.
• Must possess a valid certification form from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
• Must hold and maintain a U.S. driver's license.

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.

Benefits of working as a Emergency Medical Technician in Fort Belvoir, VA:

● Learning opportunities
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package