Paramedic - Portage

Superior Ambulance Service; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Overtime

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Superior Ambulance Service is hiring EMTs and Paramedics to provide critical patient transport and medical care across multiple stations in Indiana. The role requires state licensure or NREMT credentials, and duties include driving safely, assessing patients, and documenting care and billing information.

You will operate in a fast-paced EMS environment, ensuring high-quality care during emergencies and scheduled transports.

Qualifications

• NREMT or state license (current or pending).
• Provide medical care at EMT/Paramedic level while transporting patients.
• Valid driver’s license with satisfactory driving record.
• Pass a pre-employment interview including a physical and lifting exam, drug screen, and background check.
• Attend company training and driving course.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate patient care as stipulated in training as a Paramedic.
• Provide safe transportation and accurate map reading to locate addresses quickly.
• Assess a patient and convey condition clearly to other medical professionals.
• Prepare an accurate written report of patient condition, history, and treatment.
• Complete documentation for billing information.
• Maintain vehicle sanitation and monitor fluid levels and gauges.

Skills

EMT/Paramedic license

Medical care level EMT/Paramedic

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Overview

Immediate Openings in multiple locations: Highland, Merrillville, Portage

Immediate Openings in multiple locations: Highland, Merrillville, Portage

History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.

EMTs and Paramedics provide safe transportation and quality medical care to sick and injured individuals within the scope of state EMS regulations. Superior provides the highest quality care in emergencies and scheduled medical transports.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate patient care as stipulated in their training as an Paramedic.


• Provide safe transportation, to include accurately discerning street names through map reading, the ability to correctly distinguish house numbers, and addresses of business locations, in the most expedient manner, are essential.


• Appropriately assess a patient and accurately convey the condition to other medical professionals.


• Provide an accurate written report describing a patient's condition, medical history, and the treatment provided.


• Provide appropriate documentation for billing information.


• Maintain the vehicle in sanitary condition, in addition to monitoring all fluid levels and gauges.

Qualifications

• NREMT (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians) or current state license (or pending).


• Ability to provide - medical care, at the EMT or Paramedic level, while safely transporting patients.


• Possess a valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record and must be able to safely operate a vehilcle in various conditions, including daytime, nighttime and inclement weather.


• Pass a pre-employment interview including a physical and lifting examination, drug screen, and background check.


• Attend company provided training and driving course.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling


• Competitive compensation


• Immediate EMT / Paramedic job placement


• Multiple station locations with the ability to transfer - throughout the company


• Opportunity to work overtime


• Health/dental/life insurance


• 401k


• Pet Insurance


• Tuition reimbursement


• Opportunity for Career Growth