EMS SPECIALIST

State of Nevada; Carson City (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Nevada, Division of Public and Behavioral Health—Emergency Medical Services Program, is seeking an EMS Specialist in Carson City. The role supports compliance with licenses, permits, and inspections for ambulance services and attendants, and assists with program development and public information.

Responsibilities include training coordination, data analysis, and preparing analytical reports on EMS system performance, with focus on enforcement of regulations and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of applicable experience as described in the job duties.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent education is required.
• Ability to read and interpret regulations and write clear reports.

Responsibilities

• Issue permits to ambulance services by inspecting vehicles and equipment.
• Issue licenses to ambulance attendants by evaluating training and experience.
• Certify emergency medical technicians and ensure ongoing monitoring.
• Develop and coordinate EMS training programs and maintain records.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

Office software

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMS data systems

Job description

Posting number: 2026-04499

Department: DHS - PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Job classification: EMS SPECIALIST

Posting type: Open Competitive

Categories: Public Health, Health Care Support

Summary

The Division of Public and Behavioral Health: Emergency Medical Services Program has an opening for a full time Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Specialist in Carson City, NV. This position will assist agencies with compliance certifications, licenses and permit applications; inspections and training; technical assistance on service meetings, boards and program development; and sharing pertinent information to agencies and the public. Read and understand a variety of documents; apply basic arithmetic to determine correctness of ambulance run reports, write concise, logical and grammatically correct reports to detail violations of regulations and with other duties as assigned.

Emergency Medical Services Specialists promote and regulate the quality of pre-hospital care through inspection and permitting of ambulance services, licensure of attendants, and coordination of emergency medical training.

Examples of duties

Three or more years of applicable experience as described in the job duties and graduation from high school or equivalent education.

Qualifications

1. Issue permits to ambulance services by inspecting vehicles and equipment to ensure compliance.
2. Issue licenses to ambulance attendants by evaluating training, experience, and ensuring requirements are met.
3. Certify emergency medical technicians to ensure they are appropriately trained and monitored.
4. Monitor and coordinate EMS training programs for adherence to national standards.
5. Develop curricula, determine courses required, select instructors, and conduct certification testing.
6. Participate in the development of minimum performance standards for EMS systems.
7. Monitor EMS systems for compliance by analyzing reports, quality assurance programs, and observations.
8. Provide needs assessments for problem areas needing developmental solutions.
9. Collect, analyze, and maintain data and prepare applicable analytical, narrative, and statistical reports.
10. Participate in investigations of complaints to determine their validity and the appropriate action to take.
11. Assist in epidemiologic studies concerning trauma issues.
12. Participate in the review, development, and implementation of program regulations.
13. Certify and ensure compliance of trauma centers in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons.
14. Perform related duties as assigned.

Supplemental information

This class specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Knowledge of:

• Applicable federal and State laws, regulations, and agency policies and procedures; EMS clinical standards, practices, treatment, and procedures.
• Development of education materials; EMS communication systems capabilities and operations; medical terminology; systems for scoring the severity of traumatic injuries; pre-hospital emergency care, treatment of traumatic injuries, and the design and operation of EMS/Trauma Systems; mediation techniques.
• Requests for proposals, inter-local agreements, and contract policies and procedures; pre-hospital emergency care data collection systems and relevant pre-hospital data elements; System Trauma Registry software; evaluation and analysis methodologies; hospital medical records practices; international classification of diseases; injury coding principles and practices; two-way radio systems; regional problems and resources.

Skill in:

• Interpersonal and communication, both verbal and written.
• Use and operation of office and job-related equipment and software.

Ability to:

• Operate, compare, and inspect ambulances for compliance; develop clear and concise correspondence and reports on clinical, technical, and system subjects; analyze information, problems, situations, practices, and procedures to define problems, objectives, and relevant concerns; formulate logical and objective conclusions and make appropriate recommendations; conduct quality control reviews of ambulance run reports; analyze, verify, and validate system data and performance statistics.
• Read and understand a variety of documents and reports; apply arithmetic to determine correctness of ambulance run reports; write concise, logical, grammatically correct reports to detail violations of regulations.
• Interact with other allied agencies, elected officials, and the public; coordinate Statewide training programs; communicate with individuals or groups of varying cultural, economic, social, and educational backgrounds to obtain information and explain policies and procedures; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with ambulance providers, physicians, nurses, and local government officials; prepare and make presentations.