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Take me to Contractor School.
How does the employment process generally work?
What are the legal/ethical pitfalls of doing this (if any)? Are there any ways you can get yourself into this sort of trouble (short of the obvious)?
What sort of questions should you ask potential employers before signing on to anything? Particularly with regards to security/safety concerns? What kind of information will they not necessarily volunteer unless upon request, but is nevertheless necessary for you to know?
What's the job really like? In fact, in what capacity do you typically function under as a paramedic for these types of services? Do you actually have ambulances? Air ambulances? Operate out of fixed locations (like a clinic setting)? All of the above?
What is expected of you in terms of skillset/functionality when you're on deployment? Do you have anything like protocols? How does medical direction work in these situations? What kind of equipment do you have access to?
Obviously that's a lot of info, but I'm quite interested in pursuing this type of work and I don't want to go into it flying blind. If anyone could direct me to any other helpful resources on the nature of overseas contracting I'd very much appreciate that as well.
Many thanks to all who reply.
How does the employment process generally work?
What are the legal/ethical pitfalls of doing this (if any)? Are there any ways you can get yourself into this sort of trouble (short of the obvious)?
What sort of questions should you ask potential employers before signing on to anything? Particularly with regards to security/safety concerns? What kind of information will they not necessarily volunteer unless upon request, but is nevertheless necessary for you to know?
What's the job really like? In fact, in what capacity do you typically function under as a paramedic for these types of services? Do you actually have ambulances? Air ambulances? Operate out of fixed locations (like a clinic setting)? All of the above?
What is expected of you in terms of skillset/functionality when you're on deployment? Do you have anything like protocols? How does medical direction work in these situations? What kind of equipment do you have access to?
Obviously that's a lot of info, but I'm quite interested in pursuing this type of work and I don't want to go into it flying blind. If anyone could direct me to any other helpful resources on the nature of overseas contracting I'd very much appreciate that as well.
Many thanks to all who reply.