X-Message-Number: 24766 From: "Joe Waynick" <> Subject: Transport Coordinator Wanted Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:47:50 -0700 Transport Coordinator - Paramedic/RN The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is the world leader in cryonics, and cryonics research and technology. Cryonics is the science of using ultra-cold temperatures to suspend and preserve human life. The intent is that technologically advanced scientific procedures will one day be available to revive cryopreserved humans and restore them to good health. For more than thirty years we have developed and implemented innovative techniques in the field of human cryopreservation. These techniques involve a combination of biomedical research and conventional medical skills. We believe that intelligence, memories, and personality are determined primarily by the structure and chemistry of the human brain. Our aim is to preserve the brain so faithfully that its unique identity will also be preserved, so that future science may be able to revive the individual. This procedure is popularly known as "cryonics." We realize that it is highly speculative, but we feel that human life is sufficiently precious to justify our attempt, even though the outcome is unknown. A large body of clinical data indicates that the human brain can be protected successfully from post-ischemic injury by rapid cooling and the introduction of medications such as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. We currently have an immediate opening for a Transport Coordinator at our Scottsdale, Arizona facility. For more information about Alcor please see our website at http://www.alcor.org <http://www.alcor.org/> . NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB The Transport Coordinator will be responsible for the maintenance of Alcor's existing patient transport process, ensuring that equipment is properly maintained for emergency deployment, field personnel are adequately trained, and that the highest quality of care is delivered to our patients. Once suitably experienced in our procedures, the Transport Coordinator will be responsible for improving our existing training regimen, updating documentation, implementing regular training sessions for regional transport groups within the United States, and supervising the certification process for our technicians. The Transport Coordinator will also perform the following specific tasks: PREMORTEM RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Establish contact with member physician or medical facility upon terminal diagnosis. 2. Assess patients' condition, WITHOUT participating or interfering in any way with treatment. Note: Tracking the condition may continue on an intermittent basis, in person or by phone. 3. Organize and maintain a standby, often in a remote location, until pronouncement or recovery of patient. POSTMORTEM RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Move the patient into a portable ice bath for rapid cooling. 2. Inject medications to prevent coagulation and post-ischemic injury. 3. Intubate the patient if possible. 4. Provide oxygen. 5. Use chest compressions to circulate meds and oxygen to the brain. 6. Surgically access femoral vessels for connection to heart-lung machine (training to be provided.) The Transport Coordinator will then supervise the transport of the patient to our facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, and possibly continue participation in the case in the operating room. We will provide on-the-job training in fundamental principles of cryobiology and cryoprotective perfusion. This position requires out of town travel, (occasionally to foreign countries), approximately 6 to 8 weeks per year. The Transport Coordinator to be on call on a 24-hour basis for emergencies which may occur two or three times per year. Otherwise, normal business working hours are required. The person we are looking for will be adventurous, innovative, self-motivating, and creative, but stable and absolutely reliable in challenging situations. Our Transport Coordinator must have good people skills to interact successfully with our patients' family members and hospital personnel. Most of all, the individual must share our vision that cryonics patients require the same conscientious dedication to patient welfare as conventional medicine, even though cryonics procedures are still experimental. This is an exciting opportunity to participate at the edges of current knowledge and feasibility, in the hope that the successful cryopreservation of the human brain will enable future resuscitation decades or more in the future. You will be part of one of the most difficult and ambitious scientific endeavors ever pursued. JOB QUALIFICATIONS * Nationally certified Paramedic or RN. * Current licensure and certification required. * A minimum of five (5) years experience is required. * Equivalent experience in a credentialed health field will be considered. * Experience in an emergency room setting is highly desirable. * Experience in tissue recovery is a plus. * Excellent communication skills are required. Alcor offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Employees must reside in the greater Phoenix area, or be willing to relocate to Phoenix (we may assist with relocation expenses.) Qualified applicants should eMail their resume and salary requirement to: Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24766