Paramedic or EMT - SW GA Albany/Tifton/Valdosta

External Posting:

Amerimed EMS

Join our growing team! Competitive pay plus benefits!

EMT-B Part Time or Paramedic Full Time or Part Time

Annual Evaluations: With Performance-based raises

Job Type: Full Time, Part Time, PRN

EMT-B or Paramedic will respond to emergency and non-emergency ambulance calls to render appropriate medical attention to the patient and provide safe and timely transportation to the appropriate destination and back home.

Job Type:

Full-time & Part-Time Hours Available

Schedule:

• 12 shifts available shifts vary upon location

• Built-in overtime of 8 hours guaranteed in every pay period

  and annual pay increases based on performance reviews ranging from 1-5%

• Pay Incentives for patients seen each day

Benefits:

• Health, Vision and Dental insurance

• Disability insurance

• Life insurance

• 401K Plan available

• Tuition Reimbursement Program for career training

• Certification Renewal

• Paid time off

Responsibilities Include but not limited to the following:

• Comply with all corporate policies and procedures.

• Maintaining EMT-B, I, or AEMT or Paramedic certification as required by the State and/or NREMT.

• Maintaining a current CPR card.

• Maintaining current valid Driver’s License (must pass MVR).

• Maintaining assigned ambulance in a state of constant cleanliness and readiness to respond to non-emergency calls.

• Appropriately respond to calls when dispatched.

• Rendering appropriate medical care, within the scope of practice of an EMT- B, I, or AEMT or Paramedic, under the guidance of established medical protocols and standing order.

• Demonstrate ability to work well with people, both internally and with external customers.

• Perform any other tasks required to get the job done. Shifts vary, your daily schedule and responsibilities are subject to change.

Required licenses or certifications:

• Must hold a valid State and/or NREMT License at an EMT- B, I, or AEMT or Paramedic level.

• Current CPR card.

• Must possess a valid Driver's License and have a safe driving record.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

• Ability to function in environment with temperature changes, indoors and or outdoors.

• Ability to learn technical material related to job duties.

• Ability to work in a noisy environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to talk constantly, both in person and on the phone.

• Must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: patient care activities, preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection of small writing and/or operation of office machines and EMS related equipment.

• Must be able to speak English constantly.

• Must be able to read English.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position constantly (approximately 80% of the time)

• Must be able to type or write constantly (approximately 15% of the time)

• Must be able to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Must be able to occasionally move about in the ambulance to access the patient, provide patient care and retrieve and use equipment.

• Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, phone, scanner, and computer printer.

• Ability to operate EMS equipment such as blood pressure cuff, glucometer, EKG machine, pulse oximeter, etc.

• Frequently communicates with patients, EMS providers, hospital and facility staff. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

• Must be able to bend, kneel, crouch, push, pull, reaching, lifting, squat, twist, carrying and climb stairs to access a patient and or equipment inside cramped spaces such as the back of an ambulance.

• Must be able to routinely lift more than 200 lbs. with assistance, from ground level to move or manipulate a patient, on a backboard or load a patient and stretcher into an ambulance.

• Must be able to grasp paperwork and or small equipment such as glucose test strips.