EMS Academy

Overview

EMS Academy – EMT Class

Location:

Yonkers, NY

Department:
Education

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Shifts Hiring:
Part-time

Pay Grade: $16.50 per hour

Empress EMS is the largest provider of EMS in the Hudson Valley Region, providing both emergency and non-emergency transport of patients. EMTS are recruited to join the next “Earn to Learn” Academy program. EMTS who pass the New York State Exam will work on the front lines providing emergency treatment to the sick and injured. The organization offers career paths in various EMS areas and a paramedic scholarship program to advance careers.

Summary

EMT Certification Course is a 12-week program that involves completing a state-approved education program in Emergency Medical Technology, passing a cognitive and practical exam, and obtaining a license to practice in the State of New York.

• A valid Driver’s License - Driving record must meet company requirements.
• Satisfactorily completes all aspects of the pre-employment process administered by and/or for Empress Ambulance Service, LLC, including drug screening/background check and physical agility test (CPAT).
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• AWR
  160
• IS 100c
• IS 200c
• IS 700b

• NYS Mandated Reporter
• IS 906
• IS 907

Primarily the Academy Student will be in a Classroom and/or SIM Lab setting and will occasionally attend ride alongs with a licensed EMT and/or Paramedic. Works outdoors and indoors with occasional exposure to hazardous conditions and to blood/body fluids, requires respirator use, fumes/odors, extended day, and temperature changes. Frequently works with others, face-to-face contact with others with exposure to noise, mechanical equipment, and electrical equipment.

Performs shift work and performs duties frequently in a mobile environment and in confined areas.

An EMT/Student is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The EMT/Student is required to sit; climb or balance; step, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The EMT/Student must frequently lift and/or carry a maximum of 150 pounds unassisted and up to 300 pounds as part of a two-person crew.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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