Specialist: Emergency Medical Services

SUMMARY:
A financial services organisation is seeking to appoint a Specialist: Emergency Medical Services. Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Manager: Medical Advisory, the successful incumbent is accountable to manage the standard of clinical care by developing and maintaining clinical standards and supporting strategies.

POSITION INFO:


Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in an Emergency medical services related qualification.
• National Ambulance Emergency Assistant Certification (AAA) or Intermediate.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Paramedic ILS Minimum/ ALS Desired.
• Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification will be an advantage.
• Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in Emergency Management Environment.
• Experience in working with ICD 10 codes (diagnosis codes) will be an advantage.
• Experience in Healthcare Administration and Funding industry.
• Experience in medical claims, related charges, and clinical audit of claims.

• Resilience.
• Network and alliance.
• Employee engagement.
• Ethics and values.
• Change management.
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
• Risk Management.
• Stakeholder development and relations.
• Reporting.
• Understand different systems of ambulance provision.
• Vast knowledge of MVA and related complications.
• Knowledge of medical information systems and processes.
• Knowledge of clinical technology and trends.
• Understanding of health technologies.
• Knowledge of impairment rating procedures.
• Knowledge of relevant clinical legislation.