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Entourage is accepting resumes for this role:
Pharmacist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of pharmacist procedures.
- Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical services within the personnel, supply, and equipment capabilities of the facility.
- Counsel patients regarding appropriate use of medications.
- Review patient profiles at the time of dispensing in order to closely monitor medication therapy.
- Ensure prescription directions for use, dose, medication interactions, therapeutic duplications or overlaps, allergy information, age specific dosage, and other pertinent data are appropriate for individual patients. Intervention with providers shall be made for noted discrepancy of above listed items.
- Compound medications as required.
- Ensure accuracy of all pharmaceutical products prepared or processed by technical staff.
- Supervise inventory control of all pharmaceuticals in the pharmacy, especially scheduled pharmaceuticals, and ensure pharmacy security. Maintain appropriate records and security of all scheduled controlled substances according to applicable regulations.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree in pharmacy.
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a pharmacist.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist.
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Perfusionist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Prepare and assemble the heart-lung machine, intra-aortic balloon pumps and other related extracorporeal apparatus with the appropriate modifications and adaptations thereof so as to be compatible with each patient, pathology and type of case.
- Maintain and operate the extracorporeal circulation apparatus (heart-lung machine), provide oxygenated blood, anesthetics, blood chemical and base equilibrium, (specifically normal heart and lung functioning) to the patient during heart surgery.
- Follow the rigid surgical aseptic techniques required to institute and maintain total body perfusion of the patient during open-heart surgery using extra-corporeal circulation.
- Ensure that all systems function perfectly and in coordination with each other, as well as with the physiological status of the patient and the successive phases of the surgical procedure.
- Prepare and assemble the extra-corporeal apparatus with appropriate modifications and adaptations compatible with the size of the patient, cardiac pathology, physiological status of the patient's cardiovascular system, degree of illness of the patient and the surgical technical problems that may be encountered.
- Control the technical operation and coordinate the maneuvers by which extra-corporeal circulation is instituted, sustained, and discontinued so that the heart and lungs resume normal function.
- Induce hypothermia when prescribed by the surgeon.
- Operate the cardioplegia delivery system for infusion of cardioplegia to the coronaries for myocardial preservation.
- Initiate, operate, and monitor the membrane respiratory or cardiac assist device for critically ill patients.
- Operate intra-aortic balloon assist devices when necessary.
- Adjust balloon inflation and deflation.
- Detect arrhythmias and insure the balloon's proper functioning.
- Maintain constant surveillance of overall performance of extra-corporeal apparatus in relation to the physical and chemical changes produced in the blood by obtaining samples during various phases of perfusion for the purpose of making the following determinations: pH, PC02 P02, acid base equilibrium, potassium and sodium content, and by interpretation of electrocardiographic and electroencephalographic recordings during perfusion.
- Initiate and operate (as directed by the cardiothoracic surgeon) haemonetics cell saver machine, facilitating the salvaging and washing of blood cells, and returning these viable blood products to the patient.
- Ascertain the proper sterilization of all supplies, components of the heart-lung machine and all equipment used for extra-corporeal circulation.
- Provide post-operative perfusion services as required for ventricular assist patients.
- Participate with cardiothoracic surgeons and other disciplines in clinical investigation and research conducted in connection with open-heart surgery by suggesting modifications and/or improvements based on technical knowledge of equipment.
- Provide standby services for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedures.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited cardiovascular perfusion education program approved by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP).
- Certification: Certified by the ABCP.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a perfusionist.
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Orthotist/Prosthetist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
- This position specializes primarily in providing care to patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and spine by fitting them with orthotic devices (orthopedic shoes or braces).
- This position specializes primarily in providing care to patients with partial or total absence of a limb by fitting them with prosthetic devices (artificial limbs).
- Attend clinic and participate as a fully participating member of the treatment team with considerable influence in the development of the treatment plan.
- Conduct clinical patient analyses such as gait, range of motion, and lifestyle for patients with a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications and to design unique or innovative devices to accommodate those conditions.
- Apply materials such as plastics, composites, metals, and leather used in fabrication in order to design and fabricate prescribed devices considering new and emerging technologies.
- Recognize physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life-threatening implications.
- Provide patient evaluation, prosthesis design, fabrication, fitting and modification to treat limb loss for purposes of restoring physiological function and/or cosmesis.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited program with a major study in prosthetics and orthotics approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and completion of a National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) accredited residency program.
- Certification: Certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years in orthotics and/or prosthetics.
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Orthopedic Technician
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Assists physicians with patient care; properly fits and applies pre-operative braces, crutches, and other soft goods; assists in preparation for and application of casts and orthopedic appliances; changes dressings; removes sutures, casts, and splints.
- Assists physicians and nurses with orthopedic procedures, including wound care, aspirations, minor surgical procedures, and fracture reductions; instructs patients in cast and traction care and the use of orthopedic appliances.
- Maintains clean and well-stocked cast and soft goods room; orders special supplies and/or equipment.
- Coordinates data collection resources for the clinic information systems.
- Remains current with orthopedic trends, care and supplies; performs other duties as assigned.
- Degree: Certificate
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent with additional training or education; supplemented with one (1) year of related experience in an accredited health care hospital which results in familiarity with and knowledge of hospital or clinic routines and procedures in orthopedics, including orthopedic trauma service, pediatrics, hand, foot and ankle, sports, and/or spine.
- Certification: Maintain a national certification by American Society of Orthopedic Professionals (ASOP) or National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Technologists. (NBCOT)
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an orthopedic technician in an accredited hospital clinical setting.
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Optometrist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Examine, diagnose, treat, or prescribe courses of treatment for those suffering from diseases, injuries, or disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as diagnose related systemic conditions.
- Promote prevention and wellness, vision conservation, education and training activities, vision screenings, and positive eye and vision health behaviors.
- Conduct vision research in a problem area of considerable scope and complexity which requires novel approaches, and which results in answers to important questions or important changes in existing methods and techniques.
- Advise and make professional clinical recommendations as to courses of action on problems and considerations of national scope in all areas of optometry.
- Provide full spectrum of clinical services to treat the most complex optometric related patient conditions.
- Degree: Doctor of Optometry from an accredited organization.
- Education: Graduate from a school or college approved by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) of the American Optometric Association.
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as an optometrist.
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Ophthalmology Technician/Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide a wide variety of duties to assist the optometrist/ophthalmologist as appropriate to the level of certification (i.e., COA, COT, or COMT).
- Obtain patient histories, perform prescription verification, and maintain patient records.
- Assist in testing patient vision. Test far and near acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color perception.
- Examine the eye, using slit lamp, for abnormalities of cornea, and anterior and posterior chambers.
- Apply drops to anesthetize, dilate, or medicate eyes.
- Measure intraocular pressure of eyes (glaucoma test).
- Test field of vision, including central and peripheral vision, for defects, and chart test results on graph paper.
- Measure axial length of eye, using ultrasound equipment.
- Instruct patients concerning eye care and contact lens handling.
- Degree: Certificate
- Education: Complete an ophthalmology technician or an optometric technician course
- Certification: Possess and maintain current certification as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) or Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)or Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT) by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology or a completed a formal ophthalmic training program of the United Stated Armed Forces.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist.
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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide full spectrum of occupational rehabilitative services under the plan of care of a credentialed provider.
- Use assessment tools, intervention techniques and treatment modalities under the plan of care of a credentialed provider.
- Use complex/multi-step instructions with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals and adapt those instructions according to the learning styles of the trainees or individuals receiving the instructions.
- Identify, recommend, and fabricate, as needed, complex adaptive and assistive devices, durable medical equipment and complex dynamic splinting, after consultation with the occupational therapist.
- Degree: Associates Degree for Occupational Therapy Assistant.
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
- Certification: Certified through the National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.
- License: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as an occupational therapy assistant.
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Occupational Therapist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide full spectrum of occupational therapy services in accordance with the scope of clinical privileges granted by the MTF.
- Evaluate and treat deficits in occupational performance components that include motor, neuro-musculoskeletal, cognitive, social, and psychological dysfunction. Treatment includes individual and group-based purposeful activity, exercise, physical agent modalities, fabrication, and training in the use of temporary functional orthotics, splints and adaptive devices, counseling, and education.
- Provide assessment, education, and training in the areas of health promotion and disease/injury prevention, to include prevention of psychological dysfunction and stress management.
- Administer and interpret occupational therapy assessment and evaluation tools.
- Interpret evaluation findings to develop and coordinate intervention plans, including goals and methods to achieve stated goals.
- Implement the intervention plans directly or in collaboration with others.
- Monitor the individual’s response to interventions and modify treatment plan and reevaluate as necessary.
- Communicate and/or collaborate with the patients, family members, caregivers, interdisciplinary professionals, or other individuals verbally and in writing.
- Provide supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants.
- Degree: Master's degree in occupational therapy.
- Education: Graduate from a program in occupational therapy accredited at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organization, to include an internship prescribed by the education institution. Completion of 6 months of clinical internship (usually accomplished prior to graduation and must be done in order to be eligible to take the certification exam). Completion of professional coursework in the specialty area such as Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS).
- Certification: Certified in occupational therapy through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice occupational therapy.
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Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Nuclear Medicine technologist, nuclear cardiology technologist (NCT), positron emission tomography (PET) technologist, and nuclear medicine advanced associate (NMAA).
Specific Tasks:
- Uses specialized equipment to perform nuclear medicine imaging.
- Selects imaging protocols and required accessories and makes adjustments based on the specific examination requirements.
- Records and processes the image. Manipulates the recorded image using computer applications.
- Cleans and inspects equipment and performs preventive maintenance.
- Receives patients, schedules appointments, prepares and processes examination requests and related records, and files images and reports.
- Reviews images to ensure quality standards are met.
- Performs equipment quality control checks.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from an academic program that includes major study, or at least 24 semester hours, in scientific subjects such as radiation biology, anatomy, physiology, nuclear medicine physics, radiation physics, nuclear instrumentation, medical technology, nuclear medicine, radio-nuclide chemistry, radio-pharmacology or statistics.
- Certification: Certified in nuclear medicine technology by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT), or national certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologist (CAMRT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Nuclear Medicine Technician.
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Blood Banking (BB); Chemistry (C); Cytogenetics (CG); Hemotology (H); Histotechnology (HTL); Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS); Microbiology (M); Molecular Biology (MB)
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of automated and non-automated laboratory procedures in the areas of chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, serology, bacteriology, and immunohematology according to established protocols.
- Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained.
- Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs.
- Recognize and react to indicators of malfunction. Locate and implement corrections. Obtain analytical data, convert to a prescribed unit of reporting, as necessary, and correlate data to verify results.
- Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from a medical technology program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or educational program acceptable to the American Medical Technologist (AMT).
- Certification: Current certification/registration as determined by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or AMT.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a medical laboratory technologist.
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Medical Physicist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Maintain calibration of all treatment machines and radiation sources according to accepted protocols.
- Provide clinical expertise with regards to the purchase of new radiation therapy treatment related equipment and upgrades of existing equipment.
- Provide clinical expertise for acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and periodic quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment.
- Measure and analyze beam data for the treatment machines and assure that beam and source data are correctly entered into the treatment planning system and that beam data is tabulated in a form that is usable by the radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists.
- Work with other members of the treatment planning team to establish treatment planning and delivery procedures.
- Perform and direct the determination of radiation dose distributions for patients undergoing treatment. Ensure accuracy of the plans, dosimetry calculations, dose totals, and their documentation in patient’s charts. This includes 3-Dimensional conformal radiotherapy planning and delivery.
- Ensure the function and the operation of the following technologies; Virtual Wedge, Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPID), Digital Reconstructed Radiographs, Virtual Simulation, and Multileaf Collimation, Tomotherapy, Stereotactic Radiation therapy and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.
- Meet radiation monitoring, quality assurance, and safety requirements to ensure compliance with licensure requirements, hospital radiation safety regulations, and national standards of performance.
- Degree: Master's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a college in medical physics, radiological physics, health physics, or physics accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc (CAMPEP).
- Certification: Board eligible or board certified in diagnostic medical physics or nuclear medical physics or therapeutic medical physics from the American Board of Radiology of medical health physics from the American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Medical Physicist.
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Health Educator
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide health promotion and education opportunities including, but not limited to, tobacco awareness; tobacco cessation classes or appointments consistent with the MTF tobacco cessation program; and nutrition education and weight management.
- Develop population-based programs targeting high-risk groups and individuals, implementing programs through group and individual counseling and education.
- Plan and implement health education programs as specified in the TO.
- Perform limited administrative duties, which include maintaining statistical records of workload and data entry and analysis of patient outcomes.
- Maintain educational materials to support health promotion and education.
- Integrate, initiate, and effectively introduce patient and family members (as indicated) into an education/counseling process. Individual, couples, and family dynamics are identified as related to their treatment process and entry into early recovery, from a systems perspective (except where contraindicated such as psychological stability or history of violence).
- Assess for and report spouse, child, and elder abuse were indicated by state and federal laws while accessing appropriate services.
- Use family program assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for families and make recommendations for services for after care in coordination with the clinical (civilian and military) community and patient family.
- Facilitate couple and/or spouse education workshops for patients and their spouses where alcohol/drug dependency may impact the family through the use of films, communication exercises and didactic presentations, facilitates discussions and education of patients and their families.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree in Health Education, Community Health, Public Health or a human services related field.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Health Educator.
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Exercise Physiologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Assess the fitness level of the population as defined in the TO using sound epidemiological principals. Use evidenced based exercise and behavior change theories to develop, coordinate, implement, conduct, track and evaluate a comprehensive fitness program aimed at fitness improvement and disease intervention and prevention.
- Administer fitness assessments, fitness counseling, fitness prescriptions and medical exercise/post rehabilitation fitness programs, functional screenings, disease management, preventative services and various other health and fitness programs and activities that meet the community needs.
- Design, develop and establish appropriate administrative and management systems, procedures, and policies to ensure the highest professional level of fitness programming within the community.
- Provide health education expertise, consultancy, and advocacy to support a comprehensive fitness program.
- Perform unit fitness quality checks and/or staff assistant visits as needed.
- Use assessment results and evidenced-based exercise and behavior change theories to plan comprehensive, integrated, and effective fitness programs.
- Schedule beneficiaries for appointments and conduct associated administrative functions as required.
- Plan and conduct submaximal assessments of estimated aerobic capacity by means of cycle ergometry/heart rate monitor and computer.
- Accurately retrieve and file beneficiary information IAW local guidance.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a program in exercise physiology, exercise science, kinesiology, sports medicine, or wellness accredited by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP).
- Certification: Certified Exercise Physiologist from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM); Automated Eternal Defibrillator (AED) certification.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Exercise Physiologist.
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)Paramedic
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT); Nationally Registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT); Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP).
Specific Tasks:
- Provide a full range of EMT services within the MTF and supported geographical area.
- Maintain proficiency in the operation of the ambulance radio equipment.
- Monitor and operate ambulance radio equipment as required by the circumstances.
- Provide the patient with the necessary and appropriate medical care, consistent with ambulance equipment and supplies, and personnel certification, training, and experience during transport.
- Control and properly dispose of all medical waste incurred during transport.
- Conduct routine restocking, cleaning, and disinfection of the vehicle, equipment, and supplies. Ensure the ambulances are safe to operate, sanitary, and properly functioning.
- Document all treatment provided to the patient during the patient transport.
- Rapidly stabilizing the patient, according to Advance Life Support (ALS) protocol and EMS written protocols.
- Lift, place, and deliver patients to the receiving destinations for medical care. Place patients on monitors, administer needles, IVs, oxygen, or dressings. Carry patient records or baggage/belongings to the destination for patient care. Redress patient’s wounds.
- Degree: Certification
- Education: Graduate from an accredited NREMT program.
- Certification: Possess and maintain national certification such as NREMT, NRAEMT, or NRP from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an EMT, NREMT, NRAEMT or NRP.
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Electroencephalographic Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Electroencephalographic Technologist (EEG); Evoked Potentials Technologist (EP); Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist (CNIM); Long Term Monitoring Technologists (CLTM); Autonomic Testing Professionals (CAP).
Specific Tasks:
- Perform routine diagnostic studies and services.
- Adhere to safety policies and procedures in accordance with the MTF policies.
- Determine if any special patient preparation is required.
- Modify or adjust the recording strategy and/or instrument parameters based on the technologist’s evaluation of recorded data to ensure a complete, comprehensive and technically satisfactory study.
- Process studies and submit to the requesting physician.
- Document all procedures and maintain records in accordance with the established policy at the place of performance.
- As directed, perform system calibrations and quality control tasks according to the manufacturer and MTF policies.
- Recognize the need for and institute the necessary emergency measures for situations where a person requires resuscitation procedures due to cardiac or respiratory arrest.
- Degree:
- Education: Complete certification in the specialty area.
- Certification: Certified by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) in the specialty.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Electroencephalographic Technologist/or the designated specialty area.