Paramedic

Job description

PAY RANGE: STARTING pay is $26-$32 an hour. To determine your starting pay, begin at $26.00/hour and add $0.50/hour for each year of verifiable full-time work experience as a paramedic. Annual salary increases up to 5% are based on performance, not survival time. You are able to reach the top of the pay scale in five years, not twenty. PERKS: $50/hour (with 4-hour minimum) for details and teaching shifts FEMA deployment opportunities (paid all hours deployed: week = 40hrs straight & 128hrs OT) Stryker Power-PRO stretchers, Stryker Power-LOAD system All Type III ambulances Multi-week initial paid training program upon hire (FTEP) BENEFITS: Benefits are available day one, no waiting period. Continuing education and recertification is offered cost-free, both in-house through the Center for Medics and remotely through PRODIGY, our online learning management system. Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Employee assistance program Paid time off 401(k) matching POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY: Under the Supervisory Staff, the ideal Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (Paramedic) will perform duties associated with providing emergency and non-emergency care and transportation to the sick and injured in the Cambridge and Metro Boston area in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: See detailed job description MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) Valid Driver License Driving record in compliance with company policy Current Massachusetts Paramedic certification American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) FEMA IS-100.C Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 FEMA IS-200.C Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 FEMA IS-700.B An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS) FEMA IS-800.D National Response Framework, An Introduction All applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment physical agility test, drug screen and background check once a conditional offer of employment has been made. Pro EMS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, handicap, pregnancy, genetics, veteran status or other protected status. DISCLAIMER: All applicants must see complete job description . The information provided in this profile is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed within this position. It is not to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this position. Management has the sole discretion to add or modify the duties of the position and to designate other functions at any time. This position description is not an employment agreement or contract.