Recurrent Physician EMS Medical Director, Onsite

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• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
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• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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As a EMS Medical Director you will provide medical care to Sandia National Laboratories employees through the occupational medicine organization by acting as the Emergency Medical Services Director. Diagnoses, treats, and manages injuries and illnesses. Provides administrative oversight of EMS Paramedics in New Mexico and Nevada.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Function as a Medical Director for SNL/NM Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs); provide MPDS protocol oversight
• Approve site-specific emergency medical services procedures for Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedics (EMT-P)
• Assist in the oversight of the EMS program; policy development, operations, procedures, quality assurance, and personnel direction
• Function as Medical Director for the National Training Center (NTC) paramedics, directing the overall medical operation, procedures, and protocols
• Review and critique all pre-hospital EMS patient care provided within SNL/NM
• Participate in scheduled drill and exercise planning
• Establish certification and training guidelines for EMS personnel
• Maintain contact with community committees (e.g. Alliance, National Disaster Medical System/MMRS, Medical Control Board, and Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), UNM EMS Consortium)
• Lead the scheduled Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) and EMS team
• Maintain certification as a Medical Control Emergency Physician (MCEP)

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

This is a recurrent employee position, meaning the position is required to hold a specific certification and license. Recurrent employees are part-time employees reporting to meet minimum force requirements in special operational areas.

• Current NM Licensure
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Q clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Nevada license.
• Travel to Nevada site as needed.
• Ability to obtain and maintain BLS, ACLS, and any other certifications required.

• Experience as an EMS Medical Director.
• Flexibility with schedule based on EMS director needs.

Center 03700 is Sandia's multi-disciplinary occupational health center that provides occupational medical services, acute care, and walk-in health care services to employees, prevention and wellness services, as well as behavioral health and EAP services to our employee population.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.