EMT Student

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Earn While You Learn

EMT Student Academy

Training wage $16.00/hour

 

Schedule Regular Full-Time

AMR Hawaii - Aiea, HI

(Please note this is NOT a EMT position)

 

 

Earn while you learn to be an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

American Medical Response - Hawaii is offering a unique opportunity for individuals interested in a rewarding career in pre-hospital medicine.

You will also be eligible for benefits including:

• Excellent benefit package including medical, dental, life, vision, disability and 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Opportunities for professional growth

What is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)?

The primary focus of the EMT is to provide basic medical care and transportation for emergency and non-emergency patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation, and functions as part of a comprehensive EMS response under medical oversight. An EMT performs interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance and is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system.

 

About the Program:

The eligible candidate will be hired as an employee and compensated at a training wage while in attendance at Crafton Hills College through AMR - Hawaii.  The program is a rigorous fourteen-week training period which qualifies the employee to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (“NREMT”) - EMT Examination. There is no cost for the class and all books, tuition, fees and uniforms will be paid by AMR Hawaii.  Upon successful completion of the class, all tests and state certification, the employee will be transferred to an EMT position with an increase to the EMT compensation rate.

 

Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic literacy and mathematics exam

Desired candidates must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have proof of a HS diploma or GED
• Valid Hawaii Driver’s License
• CPR (Current holder of American Heart Association BLS CPR Certification)
• First-Aid (Current holder of American Heart Association First-Aid certification)
• Have all required immunizations
• Successfully complete the pre-employment screening which includes motor vehicle and criminal background checks, drug testing and a physical agility test

 What happens after passing the course?

After successful completion of the course, the employee will be eligible to take a written and skills test offered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (“NREMT”) - EMT Examination, register with the Hawaii DCCA for your Hawaii EMT Certification), and will be required to work for AMR - Hawaii for a period of at least one year.

 

Upon receipt of the state EMT-B certification, employees will be assigned their full-time shift and complete new employee training. 

 

 This document in no way constitutes a contract of employment.  This description is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all skills, duties, or responsibilities associated with the job.  Management reserves the right to revise the job, or to require that other or different tasks be performed, should circumstances change (i.e., changes in personnel, workload, or technological development).

 

Why Choose AMR? AMR is one of Global Medical Response’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com. Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.

 

GMR’s Core Behaviors—keep care at the center, raise your hand, seek to understand, find a way together and be accountable—unite our teams and set us apart in emergency medical services.

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Company Benefits: Check out our careers site benefits page to learn more about our comprehensive benefit options, which include medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, vacation and paid time off.

 

Salary Range training pay: $16.00 this rate applies to 8-hour shift and average 40 hours per week as an EMS Student

 

Upon successful completion and training/certified to EMT Salary would be: $19.74 - 24.40/hr. DOE (dependent on experience)