Paramedic III

Paramedic

Join us as a Paramedic - And utilize your advanced skills and experience to provide high-quality emergency medical care, lead and train junior paramedics, and ensure the highest standards of patient care and safety. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.

What You'll Do:

• Provide basic and advanced medical care, both emergent and non-emergent, to all study subjects, as appropriate. Independently direct the resuscitation and stabilization of a subject in any life-threatening situation using both accepted medical protocols and any study specific treatments
• Monitor and record Adverse Events (AEs). Review all active AE's prior to dose of study drug and determines if it is safe for subject to proceed with study procedures and/or dosing. If subject safety is in question, may confer with operational management and, or the physician/investigator for additional instruction and/or directive. Review all active adverse events daily. Deliver a daily report of AE's to the physicians
• Act as primary subject safety contact for all study subjects in the Clinic
• Monitor cardiac telemetry for potentially serious arrhythmia and intervenes as necessary
• May perform technical procedures in the Phase I unit including blood collection, vital signs, and ECGs
• May assist Project Managers, Physicians and study teams in the logistical planning of study conduction workflows
• May perform all forms of dosing, including IV, IM, SQ and oral
• Assess out of range values for symptomology and may medically intervene should study subject's safety be in question

Education and Experience:

• High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 4 years which should include 3 years' experience as a Paramedic on an ALS unit and/or in a clinical setting). Texas Licensed/Certified EMT-Paramedic and American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required
• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Strong paramedic skills including airway management, phlebotomy, I.V. establishment, and injections (intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, management, and physicians in a professional and credible manner
• Ability to effectively manage multiple complex tasks
• Ability to effectively and competently manage emergency medical situations
• Ability to perform advanced medical care - both emergent and non-emergent

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a clinical environment.
• Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms.
• May require long and varied working hours.
• Frequently stands, twists waists, squats, and bends neck for 4--6 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Ability to make precise coordinated movements, of the fingers to grasp and manipulate objects.
• Frequent mobility required.
• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Moderate lifting (or otherwise movement, carrying, setting, and placement) of 15-30 lbs. with a maximum lift of 35 lbs.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• May interact with others, relating and gathering sensitive information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
• Works with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of intense concentration.
• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
• Regular and consistent attendance.

Why Join Us?

When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a global team that values passion, innovation, and a commitment to scientific excellence. You'll work in an environment where collaboration and development are part of the everyday experience and where your contributions truly make a difference.