Set Nurse/Medic/Medical Technical Advisor at IATSE Local 767 - , California, United States
A vital asset to every motion picture and television set, Local 767 not only provides emergency and non-emergency treatment of the sick and injured, but complete Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) documentation and reporting. Services are not only limited to local studios and lots, but distant locations -- both on and off production. The membership is comprised of medical professionals from all major fields, such as: emergency medical technicians, paramedics, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, lifeguards, rescue divers, physician assistants and medical doctors. The experience of these professionals spans from pre-hospital emergency medical services (ambulances and fire departments) to hospital emergency rooms and even occupational medicine. The Local also provides continuous staffing for the Disney, Sony and CBS-Radford studio hospitals, as well as providing specialized nursing care for the industry's youngest actors -- infants.