Paramedic

Northeast Fire-Rescue; Thomaston (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Fire-Rescue in Connecticut is seeking Paramedics to join the 911 Emergency Medical Services team across multiple CT locations (Canton, North Branford, Southbury). As the highest-level medical responder, you will assess, stabilize, and transport patients in fast-paced emergencies.

You will collaborate with EMTs, firefighters, law enforcement, and hospital staff, uphold CT protocols, complete electronic patient care reports, and remain flexible for full-time or per-diem opportunities.

Qualifications

• Connecticut Paramedic License is required.
• Current AHA BLS/CPR Certification.
• Current AHA ACLS Certification.
• Current AHA PALS Certification.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Ability to obtain Connecticut Medical Control authorization.

Responsibilities

• Respond to 911 emergency calls and provide advanced prehospital care.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Provide ALS interventions per CT protocols and medical direction.
• Administer medications and perform advanced procedures within scope.
• Recognize and manage time-sensitive emergencies across systems.
• Serve as clinical leader when appropriate and coordinate with partners.
• Safely transport patients to receiving facilities.
• Communicate with patients, families, Fire/EMS, medical control, and ERs.
• Complete accurate electronic patient care reports promptly.
• Maintain readiness of vehicles and equipment; assist with lifts and transfers.

Education

Connecticut Paramedic License

AHA BLS/CPR Certification

AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification

Driver's license

Job description

Paramedic – 911 Emergency Medical Services

Multiple Connecticut Locations | Canton North Branford Southbury

Join a Different Kind of EMS Team

Looking for a change of pace without stepping away from 911 EMS?

Northeast Fire-Rescue (NEFR) is growing, and we're looking for motivated, experienced, and team-oriented Paramedics to join our organization. NEFR provides professional staffing exclusively to 911 Fire and EMS systems, with opportunities available at multiple locations across Connecticut, including Canton, North Branford, and Southbury.

Our Paramedics work directly alongside municipal and volunteer Fire/EMS agencies, becoming an integrated part of the departments and communities they serve.

No routine interfacility transports. No facility-to-facility work. Our focus is 911 emergency response.

With multiple locations, different EMS systems, and flexible opportunities, NEFR gives clinicians the ability to experience EMS beyond a single department while still becoming part of the teams and communities they serve.

Whether you're looking for a full-time position, additional per-diem opportunities, or simply a new environment to practice high-quality paramedicine, NEFR offers an opportunity to do meaningful 911 work with a growing organization that values its people.

About Northeast Fire-Rescue

Northeast Fire-Rescue partners with Fire and EMS organizations throughout Connecticut to strengthen their operational readiness and ensure their communities have access to highly qualified emergency responders when they call 911.

Our team members aren't simply there to "fill a shift." They work alongside our partnering departments, becoming part of their teams and helping support their operations, culture, and mission.

Our commitment is simple: provide exceptional people, deliver exceptional service, and help our partners provide the highest level of care to their communities.

About the Role

As an NEFR Paramedic, you'll serve as the highest-level medical provider on emergency calls and provide advanced prehospital care to patients experiencing medical, traumatic, and other time-sensitive emergencies.

You'll work alongside EMTs, firefighters, law enforcement, dispatchers, other Paramedics, and hospital teams to assess, stabilize, treat, and transport patients while making critical decisions in dynamic environments.

We're looking for clinicians who are confident in their abilities but remain humble, coachable, dependable, and committed to being great teammates.

Responsibilities

• Respond to 911 emergency calls and provide advanced prehospital emergency medical care.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Provide advanced life support interventions in accordance with Connecticut protocols and medical direction.
• Administer medications and perform advanced procedures within the Paramedic scope of practice.
• Recognize and manage medical, cardiac, respiratory, neurological, traumatic, and other time-sensitive emergencies.
• Serve as the highest-level medical provider and clinical leader when appropriate.
• Safely transport and transfer patients to appropriate receiving facilities.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, Fire/EMS personnel, medical control, and receiving facilities.
• Complete accurate, timely, and thorough electronic patient care reports.
• Maintain readiness of assigned vehicles, medical equipment, medications, and supplies.
• Safely lift, move, and assist patients and equipment.
• Represent NEFR and our partnering departments with professionalism, integrity, and respect.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Connecticut Paramedic License
• Current AHA BLS/CPR Certification
• CurrentAHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• CurrentAHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
• Valid driver's license
• Current Connecticut Medical Control authorization, or ability to obtain required medical control
• Ability to perform the physical requirements associated with prehospital emergency medical services
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-stress and rapidly changing environments
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a 911 prehospital EMS system
• Experience working alongside municipal, volunteer, or combination Fire/EMS departments
• Strong clinical decision-making and patient-care skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse patient populations and public-safety partners
• Dependable, professional, and team-oriented
• Enthusiastic, adaptable, humble, and coachable

Why NEFR?

At Northeast Fire-Rescue, we're building more than