Position Summary: The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and for those patients who require non-emergency or interfacility medical transport. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Paramedic is a link into the health care system and resource for routine and interfacility transports.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- West Virginia Office of EMS Paramedic Certification.
- If hired
after 7/1/2020, obtains National Registry of Paramedic Certification upon hire. If Paramedic currently has NRP/NR-EMT-P, they must maintain NRP/NR-EMT-P status.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Obtain Emergency Vehicle Operations Course within 6 months of hire.
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- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
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- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification.
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- Obtain National Incident Management System (NIMS) within 1 month of hire.
- IS 700
- IS 800
- IS 100
- IS 200
- If hired after 7/1/2020, Obtain Pediatric Life Support (PALS) within 3 months of hire.
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If hired before 7/1/2020, Obtain Pediatric Life Support (PALS) by January 1, 2021.
- If hired after 7/1/2020, Obtain International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
OR Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification within 3 months of hire.
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If hired before 7/1/2020, Obtain International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
OR Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification by January 1, 2021.
- If hired after 7/1/2020, Obtain Pediatric Education for Prehospital Providers (PEPP) within 3 months of hire.
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If hired before 7/1/2020, Obtain Pediatric Education for Prehospital Providers (PEPP) by January 1, 2021.
- If hired after 7/1/2020, Obtain Advanced Medical List Support (AMLS) within 3 months of hire.
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If hired before 7/1/2020, Obtain Advanced Medical List Support (AMLS) by January 1, 2021.
- One (1) year of experience as a field EMS provider (EMT, AEMT, and/or Paramedic).
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Paramedic - Monongalia Emergency Medical Services
Starting wages at $23.43 hour