Pay Rate: $1,600.00 - $1,800.00 gross per week

Number of Positions: 1

Specialty: Ambulatory services

Start Date: May 26 or June 8

Assignment Length: 13 weeks w/ chance of extension

EMR: Cerner

Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours guaranteed

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
• Identify cardiac dysthymia or arrythmia and intervene with American Heart Association approved basic life support

EXPERIENCE

EMT I (Grade 7): High school diploma, EMT I Certification, 2 years in patient care, Alaska Driver’s license, 21 Years of age

EMT II (Grade 8): Meets all the requirements of an EMT I, EMT II Certification, 1 year of patient care, ACLS, PALS certified.

EMT III (Grade 9): Meets all the requirements of an EMT I and II, EMT III Certification, 1 year of patient care, ACLS, PALS certified.

AEMT (Grade 9): Meets all the requirements of an EMT I, II, and III, AEMT Certification, 1 year of patient care, ACLS, PALS certified

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• AEMT
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Alaska RN can start with any state license must start AK process after position accepted

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