Paramedic (EMT-P)

RescueLink; Alaska; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RescueLink in Alaska seeks a Paramedic to provide advanced life support across pre-hospital, inter-facility, and emergency response settings. You will operate under a physician medical director and follow Alaska's scope of practice and National EMS standards.

You will respond to a variety of calls, perform comprehensive assessments, administer ALS medications, manage airways, and ensure high-quality ePCR documentation while supporting medevac operations.

Qualifications

• Current Alaska Paramedic license or ability to obtain via reciprocity within 30/60/90 days.
• NREMT-P certification or eligibility should be met.
• ACLS, PALS (or equivalent), and BLS CPR certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Respond to 911 calls, transports, inter-facility transfers, and events in varied Alaska conditions.
• Provide ALS including airway management, IV/IO access, medications, ECG monitoring, and defibrillation.
• Operate ambulances safely in challenging Alaska terrain and conditions.
• Document patient care in ePCR per NEMSIS and state requirements.
• Support medevac operations as ground crew and assist with handoffs at facilities.

Skills

ALS patient care

Medical communication

Field triage

Education

Alaska Paramedic license

NREMT-P certification

ACLS/PALS/BLS CPR certifications

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The Paramedic provides advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical care to patients in pre-hospital, inter-facility transport, and emergency response settings across Alaska’s challenging environments. The Paramedic operates under the medical direction of the agency’s department-approved physician medical director and in full compliance with the Alaska Scope of Practice for Paramedics (7 AAC 26) and National EMS Scope of Practice standards.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Respond promptly and safely to 911 emergency calls, scheduled transports, inter-facility transfers, and special events in varied Alaska conditions (roads, weather, trails, and remote areas).
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and deliver advanced life support, including advanced airway management (endotracheal intubation, supraglottic airways), IV/IO access, medication administration, ECG monitoring and interpretation, manual defibrillation/cardioversion, and other ALS procedures within scope.
• Administer medications per protocols and standing orders, including but not limited to ACLS medications, pain management, anti-arrhythmics, vasopressors, and other approved ALS drugs.
• Operate ambulances and emergency response vehicles safely under challenging Alaska road, weather, trail, and environmental conditions.
• Communicate effectively with dispatch, receiving facilities, online medical control, and other providers via radio, phone, and electronic systems.
• Complete accurate, timely electronic patient care reports (ePCR) in compliance with NEMSIS, Alaska state reporting requirements, and agency standards.
• Restock, clean, and maintain unit equipment, vehicles, and station quarters at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Participate in continuing education, skills labs, quality improvement reviews, and agency training programs.
• Provide professional patient handoff and assist receiving providers at hospitals, clinics, or medevac aircraft.
• Support medevac operations as ground crew, including advanced patient packaging, stabilization, and safe transfer to fixed-wing or rotor-wing aircraft.

Requirements

Requirements

• Current State of Alaska Paramedic and/or (NREMT-P) license or ability to obtain via NREMT Paramedic reciprocity and Alaska licensure process within [30/60/90] days of hire.
• Current AHA ACLS, PALS (or equivalent), and BLS/Healthcare Provider CPR certifications.
• Valid Alaska driver’s license with a clean driving record acceptable to the agency’s insurance carrier.
• High school diploma or GED (college coursework or Associate’s degree in EMS preferred).
• Minimum 19 years of age.
• Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment background check, drug screen, physical exam (including DOT if required), and fit-for-duty evaluation.
• Sponsorship and ongoing approval under the agency’s department-approved EMS physician medical director upon hire.Strong physical fitness and ability to lift, carry, and move patients and equipment in austere or remote environments.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call as needed in Alaska’s unique conditions.

Required Certifications

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Basic Life Support Forestry Red Card NREMTP Paramedic Pediatric Advanced Life Support Prehospital Trauma Life Support