Paramedic - PresNow - Menaul

0090 Presbyterian System Services; United States; On-site; USD 31,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational and career development

Tuition reimbursement

Scholarship opportunities

Staff safety wearable badge

Loan forgiveness

EPIC electronic charting system

Job summary

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, NM seeks an ED Paramedic to join the Uptown PresNow team. You will provide advanced paramedic care in a fast-paced emergency department, coordinating with nurses and physicians to assess patients, monitor vital signs, and execute critical interventions.

This role offers shift differentials, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness options, a staff safety badge, and opportunities for professional growth within a community-focused health system.

Qualifications

• High school/GED required.
• Current NM Paramedic License required.
• 2–5 years paramedic experience preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• ED patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced paramedic care in the ED alongside nurses and clinicians.
• Monitor vital signs and cardiac rhythms; document accurately.
• Assist with admissions, transfers, and EMS coordination.
• Maintain supplies, equipment, and patient flow in a busy ED.
• Communicate changes and prepare patient reports for staff.

Skills

Paramedic

BLS

ACLS

ED care

EMS dispatch

Education

High school diploma or GED

Current NM Paramedic License

Job description

Location Address: 7400 Menaul Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $22.79 Maximum Offer $38.80

Summary: Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Paramedic for the Uptown PresNow. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Evenings (United States of America)

Responsibilities

Join Presbyterian’s Emergency Department team as a Paramedic at the Uptown PresNow and become an essential part of a fast‑paced, high‑performing clinical environment dedicated to exceptional patient care.

As an ED Paramedic, you’ll practice advanced skills within the State‑approved scope, supporting nurses and providers in caring for patients with a wide range of emergency and urgent needs. You’ll help create a safe, therapeutic environment while performing key patient care tasks, monitoring vital signs and cardiac rhythms, maintaining accurate electronic documentation, and ensuring equipment and supplies are ready when they’re needed most.

You will also play a vital role in patient flow, assist with admissions and transfers, coordinate with EMS, and manage incoming medical calls to support smooth departmental operations. This role offers the opportunity to deepen your clinical expertise in a collaborative, team‑centered setting that values communication, growth, and mutual support.

Enjoy a strong sense of camaraderie as you contribute to meaningful, life‑impacting work every day—while advancing your skills within an environment committed to high‑quality emergency care.

Be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference, your voice matters, and your professional development is encouraged. Join us in delivering exceptional care to our community, one patient at a time.

Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified candidates.

How you would contribute to the team and our community

Participates in the provision of patient care based on setting and acuity of patient care needs. Ensures a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment for patients and families. Organizes care in a manner that contributes to the overall quality of the team. Performs care within State Approved Scope of Practice and approved competencies. Assists in cleaning and maintaining emergency supplies and equipment. Monitors patients and maintains records using patient monitoring system and electronic health records. Documents and maintains an informative and accurate medical record to initiate charges for each patient treated. Maintains proper functioning systems and reports malfunctions immediately per PHS procedure. Documents and reports any pertinent changes to the Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Provider. Provides patient reports to other staff as necessary. Communicates and processes necessary paperwork/information for patient admissions, transfers, and discharges. Participates in unit-based Shared Governance activities and assists with the implementation of changes as recommended by councils. Performs other functions as directed. May observe patient cardiac monitors and maintain records. Documents and reports any pertinent rate or rhythm changes, especially life‑threatening dysrhythmias. Informs of any drug treatments as appropriate. Notifies the Nurse immediately of any death‑producing arrhythmias and documents findings. May receive emergent and non‑emergent medical telephone calls from internal and external contacts. Ensures equal distribution of arriving patients by team in the Emergency Department (ED). Maintains accurate, legible dispatch records for the department. Make transfer arrangements with the appropriate Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transport agency for ED patients needing to be transferred. Directs responding ambulance crews to the appropriate area of the ED for patient transfer. Maintains positive communications and collaboration with the EMS service line, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• We have 5 levels for our Paramedic positions with natural promotions built in as you gain additional Paramedic experience or accomplish your educational goals and you are able to promote without applying or competing!
• High school/GED required
• Current NM Paramedic License required
• 2-5 years of experience as a paramedic preferred
• Current BLS and ACLS is required
• Previous EMS Dispatch experience preferred
• 2 years ED patient care experience including triage experience preferred
• We're all about well-being, starting with yours.

Employee Benefits

We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more. Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED.

PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services Here, we’re committed to a different way to make a difference. Presbyterian's story is really the story of the remarkable people who have chosen to work here. Starting with Reverend Cooper who began our journey in 1908, the hard work of thousands of physicians, nurses, employees, board members, and volunteers brought Presbyterian from a tiny tuberculosis sanatorium to a statewide healthcare system, serving more than one in three New Mexicans. We are part of New Mexico's history and committed to its future. That is why we will continue to work just as hard and care just as deeply to serve New Mexico for years to come.