Backup Medic

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Work on an on-call basis
  • Carry a radio for designated call time and keep radio charged.
  • Work with the Medic to establish a 24/7 medical coverage plan between people.
  • Typically, provide coverage for 48 hours a week and work in another department for the remaining three days of the work week.
• Provide medical care for villagers
  • Maintain regular office hours at the First Aid Station so that routine care is readily accessible.
  • Deliver care within the guidelines of practitioner’s professional license and margin of comfort, remembering always that we are not meant to be a Primary Care walk-in clinic.
  • Learn/demonstrate how to do basic health assessment – BP, pulse, pulse oximeter, glucose monitoring, temperature
  • Familiarize self with where things are located in the Medic station
  • Review health forms of future staff, noting any medical conditions that may create difficulties in a wilderness setting.
  • Maintain necessary health care records and assure their confidential storage. If there is an illness or injury of any real consequence, these records should be printed out and given to patients when they leave the Village.
• Assist the Medic as a provider of emergency care and provide care independently when the Medic is off or not in the Village.
  • Coordinate and deliver emergency care to injured or ill villagers.
  • Determine, in consultation with the Village Incident Commander (who coordinates emergency response efforts), whether an injured/ill person needs to be evacuated from the village.
  • Ensure 24/7 emergency care coverage for the Village. Typically, this looks like 24/5 care by the Medic and developing a coverage schedule for the remaining days by the Backup Medic(s) and First Response Team Members.
  • Maintain the emergency packs, equipment, and supplies to ensure their readiness.
• Assistant manager of First Aid Station
  • Work with the Medic to maintain an adequate inventory of medications, supplies and equipment to render routine and emergent patient care, and request budget approval for necessary items from the Medic.
  • Collaborate with the Program Team (Hike Haus Head and Naturalist) to ensure hiking first aid kit supplies are maintained.
  • Monitor and restock first aid supplies in First Aid Kits in the Village.
  • Maintain equipment utilized in First Aid Station and by the First Response Team.
• Additional responsibilities
  • Learn how to drive and operate the ADA van and be available for medical transport if needed.
  • Participate in First Response Team meetings and assist the Medic and Risk and Safety Lead in implementing training topics as needed.
  • Participate in and assist the Medic in health and safety initiatives.