Paramedic - Gouverneur, NY

Job Title: Paramedic

Department: Emergency Medical Services

Location: Gouverneur, NY

Hours Per Week: 24 weekly scheduled hours

Schedule: 12 hour work shift

The Paramedic is a frontline healthcare professional who will provide emergency medical care in pre-hospital settings. They respond to calls from dispatch and assess patients, administer life‑saving interventions, and transport patients to medical facilities.

• Respond to emergency calls, assess patients’ conditions, and determine appropriate medical interventions, coordinating with dispatch as necessary.
• Safely transport patients to medical facilities, monitoring their condition and providing necessary care during transit.
• Provide advanced life support (ALS), including airway management, intravenous therapy, defibrillation, and drug administration.
• Communicate with emergency dispatchers, firefighters, law enforcement, and healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient care reports, documenting assessments, treatments, and patient responses.
• Ensure the cleanliness and readiness of emergency vehicles and medical equipment.
• Educate and reassure patients and their families in crisis situations.
• Adhere to legal, ethical, and safety protocols.
• Interpret oral, written and diagnostic form instructions, including calculating weight and volume ratios.
• Lift and move patients, often in challenging environments, such as extreme terrain or temperatures.
• Participate in continuous education to stay current with medical protocols and enhance skills.
• Maintain composure and professionalism in high‑pressure situations.

• Work in a variety of uncontrolled and potentially hazardous environments (indoor/outdoor, inclement weather, confined spaces).
• Maintain physical readiness to assist in lifting/moving patients using stretchers (up to 250 lbs with partner assist), medical equipment, and gear.
• Walk, kneel, crawl, and climb over uneven terrain or in emergency conditions.
• Transport essential medical equipment (e.g., EKG monitor, ALS/med bags) without assistance.
• Remain calm and focused in high‑stress, emotionally charged situations.

• Current NYS Licensed Paramedic.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS – if not AHA, must obtain AHA credentials within 3 months of hire.
• Valid Driver’s license.

• 3 years’ experience in 911 and inter‑facility transport.
• Experience with critical care transports.

Heavy Work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires constant walking, standing or squatting.

$28.75 – $34.25