Paramedic - Multiple Opportunities (Jamestown/Dunkirk, NY) - UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center

Job Description: ALSTAR EMS is a private ambulance company servicing Chautauqua County for over 30 years. Through our ambulance stations in Dunkirk, NY and Jamestown, NY and the Starflight Medevac program, we respond to over 17,000 calls per year. We are a growing company looking for occasional and full-time EMTs (Basic, AEMT, Critical Care and Paramedic). ALSTAR EMS offers flexible scheduling and provides our crew with the most up-to-date equipment and fleet. If you are a team-oriented professional who responds with the highest level of patient care and integrity, please apply today! Responsibilities: Paramedics will be responsible for rendering professional advanced emergency care to ill and injured persons in accordance with N.Y.S.W.R.E.MA.C. and WCA Services Medical Directors. Will be able to function as the in-charge medic on an ALS vehicle. In addition, responsible for the safe operation of corporate vehicles All new hire Paramedics are required to show proof of completion within 6 months of the following: ICS-100, ICS-200.b, NIMS-700, Hazmat Awareness (post 9/11/01), NYS Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training. New hires during their first month of employment will be required to initiate Pennsylvania EMS certification within the first 30 days of hire. Employees will be required to acquire and maintain Pennsylvania EMS certification within six months of date of hire at the highest possible level of qualification available during the term of this contract.Must have and maintain current certifications in: New York State Department of Health AEMT-CC or EMT-P, CPR for the professional Rescuer (AHA or equivalent), ACLS, ITLS or PHTLS, and PALS. Credentials must be updated biannually. Must have and maintain a valid drivers license, which is acceptable to the companys insurance carrier.Work contact group: Frequent contact with physicians, EMS/Fire Personnel (paid or volunteer), policies agencies, aeromedical personnel. MTS Division staff, management staff, patients and families. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Adv Emer MedTech Critical Care OR Paramedic Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Advanced Cardiac Life Support OR PrehospTrauma Life Supp OR Intl Trauma Life Support Cert Pediatric Adv Life Support Driver's License UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities