Paramedic

Wisconsinems; Town of Wautoma (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisconsinems is seeking a Paramedic (Union) in the Emergency Medical Services department. The role involves responding to emergencies, delivering medical therapies, coordinating patient transport, and ensuring readiness of vehicles and equipment in line with Wisconsin scope of practice.

Paramedics will communicate with dispatch, medical control, facilities, patients, and families while maintaining safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Assures service readiness of assigned vehicles, communications equipment, medical and other equipment, as well as medical and other supplies.
• Responds to calls for assistance in an emergency vehicle, typically a transport ambulance, to develop plans of care, provide medical therapies, and coordinate or provide transportation to appropriate receiving facilities.
• Manages scenes of request for assistance to ensure the safety of all involved.
• Extricates, removes, or assists in the extrication and/or removal of patients from the scene of a motor vehicle crash, man-made catastrophe, or natural catastrophe.
• Uses approved equipment, personal protective equipment, and guidelines/procedures necessary to gain access to the patients.
• Provides medical therapies in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines and within the limitations set forth by the current scope of practice as defined by the State of Wisconsin.
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with dispatch, other responding personnel, medical control physicians, receiving facilities, patients, patient’s families, and bystanders.
• Provides appropriate and compassionate support other responders, patients, and patient’s families as needed.
• Assures safe care and transportation of ill and injured patients.
• Participates in staff briefing, education, quality assurance, and quality improvement functions.

Job description

TITLE:ParamedicLEVEL: Union

DEPARTMENT:Emergency Medical Services

DATE: October 2026

FUNCTION:

Paramedics function as clinicians who respond to calls for assistance and inter-facility transfer requests. Paramedics work as part of the healthcare team, under the license of our physician medical director, to develop plans of care, provide medical therapies, and coordinate or provide transportation to appropriate receiving facilities. These activities are performed in accordance with our current evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and are within the current State of Wisconsin defined scope of practice. Paramedics are responsible for the service readiness of their assigned vehicles(s), communications equipment, medical and other equipment, as well as medical and other supplies. Paramedics are responsible for verbal, written, and other forms of technical reporting. Paramedics may be assigned and perform other duties to support the delivery of services.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assures service readiness of assigned vehicles(s), communications equipment, medical and other equipment, as well as medical and other supplies.
• Responds to calls for assistance in an emergency vehicle, typically a transport ambulance, to develop plans of care, provide medical therapies, and coordinate or provide transportation to appropriate receiving facilities.
• Manages scenes of request for assistance to ensure the safety of all involved.
• Extricates, removes, or assists in the extrication and/or removal of patients from the scene of a motor vehicle crash, man-made catastrophe, or natural catastrophe.
• Uses approved equipment, personal protective equipment, and guidelines/procedures necessary to gain access to the patients.
• Provides medical therapies in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines and within the limitations set forth by the current scope of practice as defined by the State of Wisconsin.
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with dispatch, other responding personnel, medical control physicians, receiving facilities, patients, patient’s families, and bystanders.
• Provides appropriate and compassionate support other responders, patients, and patient’s families as needed.
• Assures safe care and transportation of ill and injured patients.
• Participates in staff briefing, education, quality assurance, and quality improvement functions.

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