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| Field Paramedics.....Are You Ready? | |
Being a field paramedic in the Austin/Travis County EMS Department is defined by responsibility, opportunity, and challenge:
If you join our system, you will enter an intensive 13-week Training Academy. This will be followed by assignment to an experienced Field Training Officer who will work with you to develop your clinical and operational skills. During this time you will receive routine constructive feedback about everything that makes you an Austin/Travis County EMS paramedic. Your challenges are our challenges and we are committed to working with motivated, caring professionals to make you successful. No guarantees though, this process is challenging.
Our 1,100 square mile system provides an exceptional diversity of EMS practice. We have dense urban response areas, evolving suburban neighborhoods and communities, and rural farm and ranch country. Your patient and incident management skills will be challenged on a daily basis and our paramedics report exceptionally high levels of professional satisfaction. Simply, we believe EMS is a career.
Now you know a little about us, and what we expect…so Are You Ready? You should probably have one year of ALS experience in a highv volume, clinically sophisticated EMS system, but we are always looking for exceptional people of any experience level. You are a life long learnerv and a well-educated paramedic, you must have a high school diploma and we prefer at least 30 hours of college credit. You must have a National Registry orv a current state paramedic certification and must be in good standing. You must hold a current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS), OR Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) is preferred. You want to understand the medicine behind your standards ofv care, not just memorize them. You can have no more than 7 points on yourv state driving record (within the last 3 years). You are looking for av place to grow, professionally and personally Typing and a basic tov moderate familiarity with personal computer and common business software (Microsoft Office) is a preference. Contact an Austin–Travis County EMS Recruiter today |
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| Flight Nurse | |
| Have you ever thought of doing something with your nursing credentials that is really different and challenging? Interested in stretching your knowledge and body to new limits while providing exceptional patient care in an uncontrolled and challenging out of hospital environment? Is that ICU room a little too small to contain your career needs? Have we piqued your interest? Good...then consider a career as a Flight Nurse with Austin-Travis County EMS in the CAMTS Accredited STAR Flight Public Safety Aviation Program. STAR Flight provides cutting edge medical care and rescue capability for both scene and interfacility missions within a 19 county service area of Central Texas. Teamed with an experienced Special Operations Flight Paramedic/Crew Chief, you will: Respond to 90% scene missions, in many cases providing the initial ALS management of critically injured and ill patients. Practice under and participate in the development of a set of broad, evidenced based Standards of Care, using cutting edge medical technology. Perform a diverse public safety mission including land and water rescue, fire suppression, and law enforcement assistance. Work in state-of-the-art American Eurocopter EC-135 aircraft, configured for a public safety, multi-mission capability. Be a team member in a vibrant and growing municipal/county EMS system. If you are selected as a Flight Nurse, you will undertake a challenging orientation program that will consist of intense physical conditioning, rescue skills education and development, and a 13-week EMS system academy with other new team members. This will be followed by assignment to experienced training officers who will provide constant, constructive feedback as you learn about aircraft operations and safety, rescue operations, EMS system function and policies and hone your patient management skills in non-traditional environments. Qualifications You are a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold or are eligible for a Texas Registered Nurse License with at least three years of experience in a hospital critical care area i.e. ED, ICU, CCU, PICU (Flight Nurse experience also qualifies). You hold current BCLS and ACLS certifications. You hold current PALS or APLS or PEP or ENPC or equivalent certification. You can pass the ATCEMS Physical Agility Test. You must not exceed 220 lbs in flight uniform. You are flexible and adaptive, able to work varying shifts and you understand that you may be subject to mandatory overtime or emergency call back. You are looking for a place to grow, professionally and personally. You can pass the A/TCEMS Special Operations Physical Fitness Test, which includes (1) the ability to run 1.5 miles in 13 minutes or less, OR walk/jog 3 miles in 45 minutes or less carrying a 45 lb. pack and (2) swim 300 meters in 8 minutes or less, OR swim 1000 meters with mask, fins, snorkel in 25 minutes or less. Preferred Previous flight experience, Level I or II trauma center experience, rescue or EMS experiences are benefits as well. Background Info The bottom line...we are looking for caring, committed professionals to join our practice of out of hospital medicine. If you are interested...let's explore your interest together. Contact an Austin/Travis County EMS Recruiter today. |
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| Communications Medic | |
Responsibility, opportunity, and challenge are the hallmarks of a career as a Communications Medic at Austin-Travis County EMS…
v Responsibility- Communications Medics are the entry point to our practice of out of hospital medicine, making key decisions that impact the members of your community and delivering life-saving care through advanced prearrival instructions.
v Opportunity-interested in expanding your career options? Do you want to learn management and leadership skills or develop your inner educator? If these opportunities sound interesting, our system offers challenges in these areas and more…
v Challenge-do you thrive on change and innovation? Do you get a little bored if things remain the same too long? Want to be a part of an unprecedented technology implementation project that includes CAD, 800 MHz Trunked Radio, Advanced Mobile Data, and an incredible Combined Communications Center. Then consider Austin-Travis County EMS.
If you join our system, you will enter an intensive 13-week training academy. This will be followed by assignment to our Communications Center under the direction of an experienced Communications Training Officer (CTO) who will work with you to develop your call taking, EMD, and radio skills. During this time you will receive routine constructive feedback about everything that makes you an Austin-Travis County EMS Communications Medic. Your challenges are our challenges and we are committed to working with motivated, caring professionals to make you successful.
Now you know a little about us, and what we expect…so Are You Ready?
v You are at least a high school graduate or GED holder but we prefer at least 30 hours of college course work.
v At least 12 months of Public Safety Communications Center experience or a combination of 6 months Public Safety Communications Center and 6 months EMS Field experience is preferred.
v A minimum of a State EMT Certification.
v A current CPR or ACLS Certification.
v Ability to type approximately 35 words net per minute.
v You need to be able to work in a high stress environment for long periods of time.
v You are flexible and adaptive, able to work varying shifts and you understand that you may be subject to mandatory overtime or emergency call back.
You are looking for a place to grow, professionally and personally
Contact an Austin–Travis County EMS Recruiter today |
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