Paramedic-Naoero Deployment

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, triage, stabilize, and manage medical and trauma emergencies within authorized scope of practice.
• Provide advanced life support, including airway management, cardiac monitoring, resuscitation, and emergency interventions.
• Use emergency pharmacology safely, including fentanyl and morphine assessment, contraindications, dosage calculations, monitoring, and adverse-effect recognition.
• Manage opioid-related complications, including respiratory depression, under approved clinical protocols.
• Perform intravenous access, administer fluids and authorized medications, and monitor responses; manage trauma, cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, shock, and other life-threatening conditions.
• Make clinical decisions, escalate cases, and seek medical support when needed.
• Maintain patient care reports, medication records, and clinical documentation; safely handle and account for controlled medications.
• Inspect and maintain emergency equipment, medical supplies, and medication stocks.
• Coordinate transfers with receiving healthcare facilities and maintain professional standards, infection control, and patient confidentiality.

Requirements

• Degree in Paramedicine or Emergency Medical Care.
• At least 5 years of frontline paramedic experience.
• Valid registration or certification as a Paramedic in the home country.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS), BLS, and trauma certification.
• Excellent decision-making, communication, and team skills.
• Remote, rural, or international experience is a strong advantage.

Contract and benefits

• The role is described as full-time; the offer specifies a 12-month contract.
• The offer includes competitive salaries, free housing, transportation and meals, 30 days of paid annual leave, and round-trip airfare.

Workplace

• Work location is in person in Naoero (Republic of Nauru).