Paramedic - Virtual Site Network
About the position 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. Responsibilities • Ensures subject safety, health and well-being under the direction of the chief physician/investigator. • Monitors the subject population at all times, noting and treating adverse events (AEs) as needed. • Determines when/if an adverse event should be brought to the attention of the physician/investigator. • Provides basic and advanced medical care, both emergent and non-emergent, to all study subjects. • Independently directs the resuscitation and stabilization of a subject in any life-threatening situation. • Monitors and records Adverse Events (AEs) and reviews all active AEs prior to dose of study drug. • Acts as primary subject safety contact for all study subjects in the Clinic. • Monitors cardiac telemetry for potentially serious arrhythmia and intervenes as necessary. • Performs technical procedures in the Phase I unit including blood collection, vital signs, and ECGs. • Assists Project Managers, Physicians and study teams in the logistical planning of study conduction workflows. • Performs all forms of dosing, including IV, IM, SQ and oral. • Assesses out of range values for symptomology and may medically intervene should study subject's safety be in question. Requirements • High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. • Texas Licensed/Certified EMT-Paramedic and American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required. • 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). • 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. Benefits • Variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results. Apply tot his job