Paramedic

IHMS USA, Inc. provides medical services to some of the world’s most vulnerable populations, including individuals and families who are migrating, displaced, or affected by conflict, disaster, or disease. For more than 20 years, IHMS has delivered compassionate, high-quality healthcare services across the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, IHMS USA focuses on supporting communities across the Western Hemisphere while drawing on the global experience and best practices developed by IHMS teams around the world.

Our work is driven by a commitment to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care in complex environments. To support this mission, IHMS has developed accredited and compliant management systems that help ensure quality care while tracking and coordinating every aspect of patient health services. These systems promote transparency, strengthen safeguarding practices, and provide near real-time visibility into clinical operations.

We understand that many of the individuals we serve are navigating difficult and uncertain circumstances. That’s why our care model includes access to comprehensive behavioral health services when needed, ensuring patients receive both medical and emotional support.

For healthcare professionals, working with IHMS means being part of a mission-driven team dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Our teams operate around the world and stand ready to provide compassionate care wherever it is needed most.

This position is contingent on contract award.

The Paramedic provides on-site patient care within licensed or certified scope of practice at government-designated facilities. The role supports intake screening, daily health care requests, emergency response, emergency stabilization, continuity of care during patient transfer, infectious disease screening and control activities, and accurate clinical documentation. The position performs duties in accordance with applicable state licensure or certification requirements, facility clinical protocols, contract requirements, and patient privacy and security requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide on-site patient care within licensed or certified scope of practice and in accordance with facility clinical protocols and applicable standards of care.
• Support intake arrival screening within required time frames, including collection and documentation of medical history, current health status, vital signs, and required screening information.
• Support or perform daily triage of patient requests for health care and ensure timely escalation or referral when a higher level of care is indicated.
• Respond immediately to medical emergencies and provide basic emergency stabilization, including airway support, oxygen use, bag‑valve‑mask support, and other interventions permitted by licensure, protocol, and assigned duties.
• Support safe transfer of patients to hospitals or other appropriate medical services when clinically indicated and ensure continuity‑of‑care information accompanies the transfer.
• Assist with preparation, review, and communication of transfer‑related medical information, including current medications, diagnoses, medically indicated appointments, and equipment needs.
• Support infectious disease screening, isolation, reporting, and follow‑up activities in accordance with public health guidance and facility procedures.
• Document patient encounters, screenings, triage actions, emergency response actions, medications, and related clinical information accurately and timely in the electronic health record and other required systems.
• Protect patient privacy and safeguard sensitive information; report unauthorized access, security incidents, and urgent patient issues through required channels.
• Use language assistance and disability accommodations, as required, to support effective communication with patients.
• Participate in required initial and annual emergency response, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator, first aid, suicide risk, evacuation, and life‑safety training and drills.
• Maintain readiness to support continuous operations,…