Employment
San Marcos/Hays County Emergency Medical Services is
currently accepting applications for EMT-P and EMT-B.
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 – 33
FT Paramedics, 9 EMT-B/EMT-I and 30 PRN Paramedics, EMT-B and
EMT-I. (3 Ambulances are staffed Paramedic/Basic and 4 ambulances
are staffed Paramedic/Paramedic). Included in the field personnel
are 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: Dr. John McNeill
Director of EMS – Tom Partin,
Director of Operations - John R. Moseley
Call Volume: 8000-9000 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 Ford and 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.
* 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 (PPO Humana), Life
Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance.
Family Medical insurance, Dental and Aflac are available.
June 11th 2008
(2 Paramedic and 0 EMT
Openings)
We will also test EMT's
and place them on a 90 day waiting list.
Application Deadline:
5:00 pm on Tuesday, June 10th
This includes the DPS
Criminal History and Driving Record.
Examination Phase
Wednesday, June
11th at Medic 1
8:00 am Written
Exam - All Levels
10:00 am Physical
Agility and Map Exam- All Levels
11:00 pm Intubation
and Megacode Exams
Interview Phase
Wednesday, June
11th at Medic 1
1:00 pm 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
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.
Hiring Process:
Paramedics:
(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please
include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History
Background Check.
(2)Take the Written Examination
(3)Physical Agility Examination
(4) Intubation Skills Examination
(5) Megacode Examination
(6) Map Examination - Using a map
to navigate.
(7)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.
(8) MD Physical and Drug Test will be performed
Post offer - Pre employment.
(9)Thorough Background, Criminal, and Certification/License Investigation.
EMT-Intermediates:
(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please
include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History
Background Check.
(2)Take the Written Examination
(3)Physical Agility Examination
(4) Intubation Skills Examination
(5) Mapping
Examination - Using a map to navigate.
(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.
(7) MD Physical and Drug Test will be performed
Post offer - Pre employment.
(8)Thorough Background, Criminal, and Certification/License Investigation.
EMT-Basics:
(1)Obtain, Complete, and Return application before deadline. *****Please
include a DPS copy of a 3 year driving history and Criminal History
Background Check.
(2)Take the Written Examination
(3)Physical Agility Examination
(4) Mapping Examination - Using a
map to navigate.
(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.
(6) MD Physical and Drug Test will be performed
Post offer - Pre employment.
(7)Thorough Background, Criminal, and Certification/License Investigation.
Should you have any questions
please Contact -
John Moseley or Tom Partin
at 512-353-5115.
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