Join our Team
Personal Care Ambulance is looking for motivated, professional, and compassionate employees to join us in delivering the very best health care to our clients and communities. Our current job openings are listed below. Click on the name of the position you're interested in to view more details and apply directly online:
Job Benefits
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Saturday Pay Differential
- Weekly Pay
- Flexible Scheduling
- Insurance
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Short Term Disability
- Critical Illness
Job Application
An Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as required by law.
Paramedic
Job Description
The paramedic renders Basic and Advanced Life Support and emergency medical techniques to those in need of assistance; operates and maintains assigned ambulances and stations; and participates in continuing education and training relative to medical and industry advancements.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Render prehospital emergency care according to established medical protocols.
- Perform triage and a variety of emergency medical treatments at the basic and advanced life support levels. Provide continuing care and treatment while en route to an emergency medical facility; monitor and report changes in patient conditions.
- Under the medical direction and following prescribed standing orders, perform a variety of invasive and non-invasive therapies, including but not limited to assessment and evaluation of the ill and injured, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, administration of drugs, agents and solutions, intubation and pulmonary ventilation, drawing of blood samples for analysis, application of dressings and bandages, control of shock, and immobilization of fractures, and all other skills contained within the Department of Transportation manual of knowledge objectives for Paramedics.
- Drive the ambulance to emergency scenes and transport accident victims and medical patients to hospitals.
- Assist and coordinate with other emergency service agencies in rescue operations, motor vehicle accidents, and other emergency situations.
- Perform a variety of emergency medical treatment services at the basic and advanced life support levels.
- Employ safe lifting and moving techniques. Maintained ambulance vehicles, equipment, and station.
- Lead and participate in training classes for the public on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), standard first aid, and emergency medical techniques. Participate in public health education and screening.
- Act as a preceptor for EMS students.
- Handle radio communications during emergency and non-emergency situations professionally.
- Keep records and logs of daily activities.
- Ability to work well under pressure and in high-stress situations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow protocols and procedures
- Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Prolonged periods of sitting while driving.
- Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times with or without assistance
- Prepares reports. Completes all reports legibly, accurately, and on a timely basis.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
EMT
Job Description
The EMT may function alone or as a member of a multimember team. Tasks that the EMT may perform include the following:
- Receive calls from a dispatcher, verbally acknowledge the call, read road maps, assist in the identification of the most expeditious route to the scene, and observe traffic ordinances and regulations en route to and from the emergency scene.
- Upon arrival at the scene, ensure the vehicle is parked in a safe location; perform a size-up to determine scene safety and the mechanism of injury or illness; determine the total number of patients; and request additional help if necessary.
- In the absence of law enforcement, a safe environment for the protection of the injured and those assisting in the care of the patient(s) should be created.
- Determine the nature and extent of illness or injury, take pulse blood pressure by auscultation palpation, visually observe changes in skin color, and establish a priority for emergency care. Based on the assessment findings, emergency care should be rendered to adults, infants, and children.
- Establish and maintain an airway, ventilate patients, perform cardiac resuscitation, use automated external defibrillators, and provide prehospital emergency care for single and multiple system trauma, such as controlling hemorrhage, treatment of shock (hypoperfusion), bandaging wounds, and immobilization of painful swollen and deformed extremities.
- Manage medical patients, including assisting in childbirth, managing respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergic, behavioral, and environmental emergencies, and suspected poisonings.
- Search for medical identification emblems, bracelets, or cards that provide emergency care information. Additional care is provided based on the assessment of the patient and obtaining past medical information.
- Assist patients with prescribed medications, including sublingual nitroglycerine, epinephrine auto-injectors, and handheld aerosol inhalers.
- Administer oxygen, oral glucose, and activated charcoal.
- Reassure patients and bystanders by working in a confident, efficient manner and avoiding mishandling patients and undue haste while working expeditiously.
- Where extrication is required, assess the extent of the injury and give all possible emergency care and protection to the patient. Use recognized techniques and equipment to remove patients safely.
- Radio dispatchers for additional help as necessary. Following extrication, provide additional medical care and triage injured victims in accordance with standard emergency procedures.
- Comply with regulations on the handling of crime scenes and prehospital deaths by notifying appropriate authorities and arranging for the protection of property and evidence.
- Carry and lift the stretcher, place it in the ambulance, and see that the patient and stretcher are secured. Continue care en route to the appropriate facility.
- Determine the most appropriate facility for patient transport, unless otherwise directed by medical control. Report the nature and extent of injuries, the number of patients being transported, and the destination of patients to ensure prompt medical care in accordance with local protocols.
- Observe and reassess the patient en route and administer care as directed by medical control. Assist with lifting and moving the patient and appropriate equipment from the ambulance into the emergency facility.
- Report verbally and in writing observations and emergency treatment given to the patient at the scene and in transit to the receiving staff for record-keeping and diagnostic purposes. Upon request, assistance should be provided to the receiving facility staff.
- After completion of the call, restock and replace care supplies, clean all equipment following appropriate decontamination and cleaning procedures, and carefully examine all equipment to ensure the availability of the ambulance for the next call. Maintain the ambulance in an efficient operating condition.
- Attend continuing education and refresher training programs as required by employers' medical direction and/or the certifying agency.
- Meet qualifications within the functional position description of the EMT.
Driver
Job Description
We are seeking motivated, professional, and compassionate people to join us in delivering the very best health care to our clients and communities. As a Driver, you will be responsible for transporting patients to medical facilities in a safe and timely manner. You will work closely with medical professionals to ensure that patients receive the care they need.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Operate and maintain ambulance vehicles in a safe and efficient manner
- Transport patients to medical facilities while providing basic life support as needed
- Communicate effectively with medical professionals to ensure patients receive appropriate care
- Maintain accurate records of patient transport and medical care provided
- Ensure that all equipment and supplies are properly stocked and maintained
- Follow all safety protocols and procedures to ensure the safety of patients and staff
- Operate a wheelchair-accessible van in a safe and responsible manner, adhering to all traffic rules and regulations.
- Ensure the safety and well-being of passengers with mobility challenges during transit.
- Assist passengers in boarding and disembarking the van.
- Secure wheelchairs and other mobility aids properly to ensure a safe and comfortable ride.
- Ability to work well under pressure and in high-stress situations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow protocols and procedures
- Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Prolonged periods of sitting while driving.
- Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times with or without assistance.
- Must be able to pass DOT physical and background check
- Can you add these to the Paramedic AND EMT job descriptions?
- Ability to work well under pressure and in high-stress situations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow protocols and procedures
- Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Prolonged periods of sitting while driving.
- Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds at times with or without assistance
- Prepares reports. Completes all reports legibly, accurately, and on a timely basis.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Dispatcher
Job Description
Uses a computer-aided dispatch system to receive emergency and non-emergency calls from skilled nursing facilities, residences, and hospitals. Determines the nature and location of the emergency, determines priorities, and dispatches ambulances or non-emergency units as necessary and in accordance with established procedures. Receive and process emergency calls, maintain contact with all units on assignment, and maintain the status and location of all units. Answers non-emergency calls for assistance. Enters, updates, and retrieves information from a variety of computer systems. Monitors several radio frequencies. Operates a variety of communications equipment, including radio consoles, telephones, and computer systems.
Communications Dispatchers perform a full range of radio and telephone operational duties in this 24-hour facility. Dispatchers are required to process and prioritize incoming calls for EMS assistance.
Biller
Job Description
We are seeking skilled and reliable billers to join our team. Billing Specialists may be assigned duties in pre-billing, scanning, filing, medical billing, and/or collections.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Reviews patient care reports to determine patient information for insurance purposes.
- Contacts facilities, hospitals, and patients for missing patient information and physician certification statements.
- Gathers data such as names of insurance company and policy holder, policy number, and services rendered.
- Contacts insurance companies to verify patient coverage, determine schedule of payors, and obtain information concerning extent of benefits.
- Computes total bill showing amounts to be paid by insurance company and patient.
- Prints and mails or electronically transmits invoices.
- Works with EOB’s from various insurance carriers.
- Appeals claims.
- Telephones or writes to companies and individuals with unpaid claims to obtain settlement of claim.
- Answers questions from patients and patient family members regarding statements and insurance coverage, utilizing care and tact.
- Sorts incoming mail and conducts research to locate a better address for returned mail. -------- --_Prepares outgoing mail – bills, invoices, statements, and reports.
- Posts payments.
- Prepares reports. Completes all reports legibly, accurately, and on a timely basis.
- Perform related duties as assigned.