PSS / Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (PSS/AEMT) | WPSIII

Provide mobile armed personal protection and emergency response security services in high-risk areas for the Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq. Provide advanced emergency medical care to personnel as required. Employees rotate in and out of country throughout the duration of their contract.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

• →Provide advanced emergency medical care to Contractor personnel, COM personnel, and others at the direction of DS/RSO, within the Contractor’s Scope of Practice and in alignment with the National Emergency Medical Services Scope of Practice
• →Perform day-to-day personal protective security functions.
• →Drive the lead vehicle, principal’s vehicle, follow-vehicle, and/or act as response agent whenever required in motorcade or similar operations.
• →Maintain assigned protective formation position during principal’s walking movements.
• →Participate in advance security preparations.
• →Staffs the security post at the principal’s residence, or man the command post or other static post as required.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must currently possess a valid U.S. driver's license and a valid U.S. tourist passport to be considered
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years of verifiable pre-hospital emergency medical services experience at the AEMT or paramedic level. Experience must be a full-time primary duty. Work experience in a hospital or clinic setting does not satisfy this requirement. 

1. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Professional Rescuer certification or American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
3. Advanced Trauma Training credentials [i.e., International Life Support (ILS) or Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or equivalent.
4. Obtain and maintain (16 hour) Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) certification, or an equivalent trauma course. To meet this requirement the course must be Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) accredited.  

• Obtain and maintain a personnel security clearance as identified in the contract (DOS Secret level). Clearance can be obtained during the application process.
• Must attend and successfully complete required training.
• Qualify with the Glock-19, M4, M240, M249, and requalifying as required by the task order (TO)
• Complete the Physical Readiness Test (PRT) at the 65% performance level and maintain that fitness level for the duration of the contract

Overseas travel to and within countries that are considered dangerous or unhealthy in general, or to the country or countries assigned in the applicable task order