EMT or Paramedic - Nashville

Overview

Amerimed EMS

Join our growing team! Competitive pay plus benefits!

EMT-B, or AEMT or Paramedic

Annual Evaluations : With Performance-based raises

Job Type : Full Time, Part Time, PRN

EMT-B or AEMT 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 Schedules Preferred & Part-Time Hours Available

Schedule :

• 12 shifts available *shifts vary upon location*
• Built-in overtime for each bi weekly pay period and annual pay increases based on performance reviews ranging from 1-5%
• Full time 12 hour shifts have 8 hours of built in overtime per 2 week pay period
• $10 t.i.p.s BONUS plan paying $10 for each patient daily paid out on each pay check
• EMT - B starting at $21 - $26.23 / hour, AEMT starting at $22 - 27.47 / hour and Paramedics starting at $27 - 33.72 / hour

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 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 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 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.
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