Remote Healthcare Provider (RHCP)

at  Remote Medical Inc

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of two (2) years as an independent and fully qualified paramedic, nurse, advanced practitioner
• Previous experience in remote medical support services preferred.
• Experience working offshore preferred

This position will be responsible for the management of emergent and non-emergency medical care at worksites as designated by the client or content of the scope of work (SOW). Examples of such worksites may include but are not limited to, drilling rigs, hazardous construction areas, areas of high workforce population density, etc. The RHCP is responsible for provision of primary and emergency care to client employees, contractors, and sub-contractor personnel at the relevant worksite location or the defined area of responsibility. In addition to providing routine medical services and responding to emergencies the RHCP performs safety checks and evaluations of necessary medical gear and equipment required to perform the job.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• To provide urgent and emergency care for all workers in the client worksite
• To undertake accurate clinical assessment and examinations.
• To maintain up-to-date, accurate, individual medical records utilizing a computer based medical record system.
• To report medical treatments in accordance with requirements of Client.
• Travel with patient (if necessary) to nearest approved Medical Facility.
• Ensure that critical medical supplies and equipment are pre-packed and available for emergency use at dispersed sites or during patient transport.
• Participate in simulation exercises organized by Client.
• To be fully conversant with Remote Healthcare Provider (RHCP) guidelines and Recordable Case Management (RCM) guidelines
• To be cognizant of the content and ethos of the RMI Field Operations Manual (FOM)
• To be fully aware of the field Medical Emergency Response Plan (MERP), Topside and Global Coordination Center (GCC) capability and use, along with knowing all procedures required for medevacs or other patient transfer processes out of the field
• To be fully cognizant of project disease prevention, control and management processes
• Appropriately refers to consultation of Topside Support for non-resolving patients or those requiring secondary diagnostics
• In incidents of emergency illness or injury cases, stabilize, manage and monitor patient(s) until aeromedical, vessel or ground transport evacuation takes place
• To be the point of contact on the ground managing such emergency cases, communicating directly with the client Environment Health & Safety (EHS) or Operations personnel
• Report to client nominated line-manager or EHS Supervisor with regard to case categories (FAC/MTC/WR/NWR/LTI/RWC, etc.)
• Take appropriate action with regard to reportable diseases and communicable infection outbreak
• To ensure that the clinic is maintained at full readiness with appropriate medicines, equipment and consumables as required by RHCP Guidelines or specific SOW/Work-task content
• Ensure clinic equipment receives daily, weekly or monthly maintenance and technical checks as indicated
• To carry out any Health and Hygiene control/management processes completed as directed To carry out any workforce first-aid training and emergency drill practices as directed by the site EHS entities, as may be required by the SOW
• To manage site controlled substances (CS) supply
• To forward monthly record of such checks and control measures of CS as directed
• To manage patient data by the use of RMI Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
• To complete and forward any reporting requirements from the client representative as required by the SOW
• To complete any timesheet requirements in a timely manner and forward accordingly
• To be professional in appearance and manner at all times
• To be the main point of contact for client EHS and site manager entities and communication frequently with such personnel
• To carry out any site medical inductions required and monitor workforce personal health status in accordance with national, client or specific Fit to Work standards
• To carry out drug & alcohol screening of the workforce as required by the SOW
• To carry out any workforce immunization programs as directed or required by the SOW
• To encourage health promotion activities within the workforce
• To be compliant with any statutory or company required training objectives
• To be compliant with any client or SOW mandatory operational requirements
• Maintain current professional certifications, as designated for assigned projects
• Other duties as required.