Paramedic to support Vaccination Administering Teams.
Location: South africa
Positions are notional pending contract award.
Duties:
The primary responsibilities of the Registered Nurse include the following:
- Sanitizes and maintains a clinically clean work area
- Validates patient’s allergies and ensures no contraindication to COVID-19 vaccine
- Ensure all patients have a copy of their immunizations upon discharge
- Allows and provides education to patient questions regarding the vaccine, vaccination procedures, and potential side effects as needed
- Reviews documentation and ensures all patient documents are signed prior to administration of vaccine
- Disposes of sharps in appropriate receptacles
- Documents vaccine administration per contract requirements
- Instructs examinee to the observation and exit area for check out and monitoring following vaccine administration
- Responsible for ensuring integrity and security of all privacy laws
- Relies on research, cognitive reasoning and follow-up skills to complete tasks, fact-checking information to verify and document information, ensuring applicability, feasibility, and data integrity
- Proactively multi-tasks on a variety of assignments; provides thorough work while maintaining a sense of urgency based on program needs
- Maintains professionalism, ethical standards, discretion, candor, privacy and confidentiality of all company proprietary information, meetings, communication, and documents, including implementation of policies and procedures consistent with those of the organization
- Accountable for and maintains a positive attitude and work culture with high motivation to achieve and excel in decision making, strong communication skills, and innovative problem-solving skills in line with organizational values
- Maintains cold chain protocols when handling vaccine supplies.
- Set up of mobile vaccination sites.
- Packing of mobile vaccination sites when complete.
- Performs duties in a Patient and Staff safe manner and follows the corporate safety policy
- Performs other duties as assigned in accordance with contract requirements
Qualifications:
- Must have completed a Paramedical Science Course of not less than 12 months leading to the award of a Diploma or Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Paramedical Science.
- A minimum of three (3) years of continuous progressive clinical experience as a paramedical working in a pre-hospital care setting.
- A current and valid Practicing License or Certificate as a Paramedic.
- Must hold Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or equivalent certification that are valid during contract period.
- Strong organizational, analytical and written/verbal communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills to research and resolve inquiries and respond in a timely manner
- Ability to work well with senior management and across functions to achieve business objectives
- Self-starter who is action oriented and possesses a strong sense of urgency
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Other Requirements:
- Must hold a Passport valid for a term of no less than 13 months at time of deployment.
- Must sign an International Assignment Agreement and are bound to the terms and conditions of the agreement.
- Shall be proficient in the ability to speak, write and communicate in English.
Physician Requirements:
- Must be confirmed by a medical examination to be “medically and dentally fit” in accordance with Medical Readiness Guidelines and Policies and/or as dictated by the Client.
- No conditions that would prevent the wear of personal protective equipment; including protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor and chemical/biological protective garments or conditions that would prevent the capability of donning, lifting or carrying of up to 70 lbs. of referenced gear while running to a bunker or protected area in the face of perceived or imminent danger.
- Must be able to lift and carry packages and cases of equipment
- The climate is desert-like, hot, and prone to dust storms.