San Marcos/Hays Co. EMS

Information below will reflect the last hiring process. We will have our next process in late June or July

*new - we will accept receipts for driving record and criminal history. Offer of employment will be made until documents are recieved by this department. Receipts must be submitted prior to testing process.

San Marcos/Hays County Emergency Medical Services is currently accepting applications for Paramedics both Full-time and PRN

SM/HC EMS main offices are located in beautiful San Marcos, Texas. We provide 911 coverage to the majority of Hays County.

Personnel: We have a great group of field personnel –42 FT Paramedics, 15 EMT-B/EMT-I and 30 PRN Paramedics, EMT-B and EMT-I. (5 Ambulances are staffed Paramedic/Basic and 4 ambulances are staffed Paramedic/Paramedic). Included in the field personnel are 3 Commanders, 6 Station Captains, 5 Field Training Officers, 1 Maintenance Captain and 1 Community Education Coordinator. Our personel are actively involved in the yearly re-evaluation of protocols and equipment through committees that meet throughout the year.

Medical Director:.Chris Ewing MD

Director of EMS – Tom Partin,

Director of Operations - John R. Moseley

Call Volume:10,000 calls per year, though somewhat unevenly distributed, is less than 4 calls per unit / per 24hr shift. Call volumes are higher in the City of San Marcos and lower in the Buda and Dripping Springs areas.

Protocols- Aggressive and progressive including in field C-spine clearance, EZ IO, Rapid Sequence Induction and STEMI Program including field administration of Heparin and Plavix. We encourage our staff to seek higher standards of care with Airway Boot Camps and a variety of lively discussions with our Medical Director at monthly Medical Review.

Ambulances: Frazier Ambulances on GMC Chassis.

Schedule: Modified School Schedule(M,W)(Tu,Th)(Swing) – Schedules repeat every three weeks for an average of 10 shifts a month. Our schedule is helpful to those employees seeking to further their education.

- Sample Schedule-

Tuesday, Friday, Sunday – Thursday, Saturday – Tuesday, Thursday - then back to week one

Salary: Regular hourly pay to 40hrs per week – All hours over 40 per week paid at time and a half.

Paramedics Starting at $40,000 to $43,000 based on prior experience.

EMT-B / EMT-I Starting at $33,000 to $36,600 based on prior experience.

Benefits:

Paid Time Off –Combined Sick and Vacation time (10% of Base Pay) – Equaling about 13 paid shifts off per year. Unused PTO may be taken as pay at the end of the fiscal year or rolled into the current year.

Retirement: Employer contribution after first year of employment –

Starting at 4% of base pay and increasing 1% per year to a maximum of 7% of base pay per year. Participating Employee is 100% vested on day one of entering the retirement plan.

* Base Pay is the total hours (regular and overtime) worked on regular schedule and does not include any additional open shifts picked up by the employee as overtime.

Employer provided – Medical Insurance (United Health Care), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance.

Family Medical insurance, Dental and Aflac are available.

Wed April 28th 2010

Hiring Process - Paramedics Only

Application Deadline: Mon April 26th 5pm

This includes the DPS Criminal History and Driving Record.

Examination Phase

Wed April 28th

8:00 am Written Exam

10:00 am Physical Agility

11:00 am Intubation and Megacode Exams

Interview Phase

Thursday April 28th and 29th

9:00 am Interviews for candidates making the cut after the examination phase.

Should you have any questions please Contact -

John Moseley or Tom Partin at 512-353-5115.

Paramedic
Current Texas Department of State Health Services Certification or Licensure as a Paramedic
Acceptable Driving Record
BLS Required
ACLS Preferred
PALS/PEPP Preferred
BTLS/PHTLS Preferred

EMT-Basic or Intermediate (not open)
Current Texas Deptartment of State Health Services Certification as an EMT Basic or EMT Intermediate
Acceptable Driving Record
BLS Required
PEPP Preferred
BTLS/PHTLS Preferred
Experience Preferred
Note: EMT-Basics position will be on a MICU ambulance with a Paramedic. EMT-Basics will also be trained in accelerated procedures to be able to better assist the Paramedic in advanced treatments and care.

(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History Background Check.

(6)Interviews
Interviews for all levels are based on written exam scores and all other examinations. Candidates are ranked according to their exam scores and interviews are based on ranking.

(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History Background Check.

(5)Interviews
Interviews for all levels are based on written exam scores and all other examinations. Candidates are ranked according to their exam scores and interviews are based on ranking.

(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History Background Check.

(5)Interviews
Interviews for all levels are based on written exam scores and all other examinations. Candidates are ranked according to their exam scores and interviews are based on ranking.