Paramedics Needed Urgently At A Health Facility
Other Healthcare Jobs Information
Job Category
Other Healthcare Jobs
Job Type
Permanent/Full Time
Working Experience
Not Specified
Education Level
Other Professional Qualification
Industry
Healthcare Jobs
Salary Range
Not Specified
Qualifications
Paramedic Science or Others
Application Deadline
2023-01-05
Description
A paramedic is usually the senior member of a two-person ambulance crew, supported by an emergency care assistant or technician. A paramedic is typically one of the first healthcare professionals to arrive at the scene of an emergency.
Typical duties of the job include:
- driving and staffing ambulances and other emergency vehicles
- responding to emergency 999 calls
- assessing patients, providing emergency treatment and making diagnoses
- monitoring and administering medication, pain relief and intravenous infusions
- dressing wounds/injuries
- using specialist equipment including ventilators and defibrillators
- transporting patients to hospital and continuing to provide treatment while in transit
- providing hospital staff with patient information including condition and treatment
- helping provide patient care in hospitals and other medical facilities
- communicating effectively with patients and their relatives/friends
- teaching and training members of the public to use first aid techniques correctly
Location Information
Location
Ridge
Region
Greater Accra
Street Address
Ridge Crescent