Paramedic

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA NC Pope AFF - 1415 Reilly Road (NCC065), NC

4d•$25 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Paramedic provides hands-on medical support to students assigned to the Special Warfare Training Wing at Pope Army Airfield in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The role uses advanced life support skills to assess, treat, document, and coordinate care for training-related injuries and medical events. The paramedic connects on-scene response with the broader healthcare system while operating under established medical oversight and applicable national and state paramedic guidelines. The position works within a multidisciplinary human performance team to support student health, performance, readiness, and training continuity. It requires responding to field conditions, maintaining medical records, and working a non-standard schedule that may include extended hours, rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays. Travel away from the normal duty station may be required to support training.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current National Registry EMT-Paramedic certification or a state EMT-Paramedic license at the paramedic level or higher.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
Successful completion of a CAAHEP-accredited paramedic program, or a program with a CoAEMSP Letter of Review, within the past two years.
For paramedics whose education program began after August 1, 2016, successful completion of a psychomotor competency portfolio.
At least three years of experience as a paramedic within the last five years.
Familiarity with and ability to access and use medical data systems such as MHS GENESIS, ASIMS, AIMWTS, PEPP, and HAIMS.
Experience with medical records review and quality control, including military diving-related documentation such as DD2807, DD2808, DD2766C, Dental, PHA, and Pressure Test Verification.
Ability to work a non-standard schedule, extended hours, and rotating shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as required by training operations.
Ability to travel away from the normal duty station to support training requirements, in accordance with GDIT and customer travel policies.
Ability to traverse uneven and/or wooded terrain to reach patients in field conditions and extricate patients to appropriate medical response vehicles.
Physical conditioning to demonstrate and perform exercise procedures and operate under stress, including lifting potentially up to 100 pounds; squatting, sitting, running, jumping, bending, walking, and crawling for up to 25 meters; and prolonged standing indoors and outdoors.
Ability to comply with GDIT drug-free workplace and fitness-for-duty requirements and customer-specific medical screening standards.
U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

Assess patient conditions and determine appropriate treatment in accordance with local protocols and national and state EMT-Paramedic guidelines.
Provide triage and care for students unable to participate in training because of medical or musculoskeletal issues, applying protocols to support return-to-training decisions.
Respond to and stabilize physical trauma, heat-related illness, near-drowning events, and other emergencies; coordinate EMS activation and brief receiving EMS responders on injuries and care provided.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary human performance team, including physicians, sports medicine providers, athletic trainers, physical therapists, operational psychologists, and strength coaches.
Maintain accurate, complete, and timely records of injuries, treatment methods, rehabilitation progress, and medical releases in accordance with Government and GDIT standards.
Provide relevant medical information to Special Warfare medical staff to support ongoing student medical needs and training continuity.