As an EMT-B, you will respond to emergencies, stabilize patients within your authorized scope, and support safe ambulance movement and handoff to the next level of care. You will also assist with routine and urgent clinic services, maintain emergency equipment readiness, and participate in planned response exercises. The work calls for practical assessment skills and reliable collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other emergency responders.Your response duties will include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator use, and basic stabilization appropriate to EMT-B practice. During patient transfer, careful monitoring and documentation support continuity of care. You will also help maintain stocked, ready-to-use equipment and participate in response preparation for incidents that may involve multiple patients. Safe documentation of patient disposition and clinical handovers is an important part of the service.Employment Type: Full-timeAssignment Details: This position requires relocation to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, for the duration of the assignment.Key ResponsibilitiesRespond to emergencies, assess patients, and provide authorized first aid, CPR, AED use, wound care, and other Basic Life Support interventions.Monitor and document vital signs, condition changes, care delivered, and patient status during emergency treatment and movement.Support ambulance operations, patient transfers, referrals, and medical evacuation coordination when higher-level care is required.Assist clinicians with authorized patient assessments, urgent care, and health screening activities.Check equipment, medical supplies, and ambulance readiness; follow infection prevention, exposure control, and waste management procedures.Participate in mass-casualty exercises, emergency drills, incident reporting, and assigned emergency response coverage.You will use your EMT-B foundation in a role that values calm first-response care, accurate communication, and coordinated patient movement.
