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About the Position Ute Pass Regional Health Service District, Colorado Interfacility Transport (IFT) Provider (Paramedic / ALS Provider) Ute Pass Regional Health Service District is seeking dedicated EMT and Paramedic providers to support interfacility transport operations in partnership with regional healthcare facilities. The Interfacility Transport Provider delivers safe, professional, and compassionate patient care during transfers between healthcare facilities, ensuring each patient is assessed, monitored, and supported throughout the transport process. This position requires strong clinical judgment, reliable communication, and a commitment to continuity of care.

Providers work within their applicable EMT/BLS or Paramedic/ALS scope of practice, coordinate with sending and receiving facilities, complete accurate documentation, maintain unit readiness, and represent the District with professionalism in every patient and partner interaction. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a dependable, mission-driven EMS professional who takes pride in patient advocacy, teamwork, and high-quality care. They are clinically confident, calm under pressure, attentive to detail, and able to communicate clearly with patients, families, hospital staff, dispatch, and crew partners.

Demonstrates compassion, professionalism, and respect in every patient encounter Maintains strong situational awareness and responds appropriately to changes in patient condition Works collaboratively with crew partners and healthcare facility staff to support safe, timely transports Takes ownership of unit readiness, documentation, communication, and assigned responsibilities Remains flexible and responsive to changing schedules, transport needs, operational priorities, and patient acuity Minimum Qualifications Required: Current Colorado Paramedic certification (within 30 days of hire) Current CPR/BLS certification Current NREMT certification Valid Colorado driver's license with a clean/acceptable driving record Ability to obtain and maintain an EVOC certification Ability to successfully complete the agency's 911/EMS orientation and field training program Ability to successfully complete an agency-approved clinical/IFT orientation Ability to safely operate an emergency vehicle and ambulance Ability to lift, move, and carry patients and equipment, including working with stretchers and stair chairs Ability to work 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, and rotating schedules as required Ability to work effectively in a team environment Ability to communicate professionally with patients, families, hospital staff, dispatch, and other emergency personnel Ability to complete accurate and timely patient care documentation Preferred: One (1) year of EMS experience preferred Previous 911 emergency response experience Previous interfacility transport experience EVOC certification Experience with ALS (Paramedic)/BLS (EMT)patient care and medical equipment Experience working in a rural or high-call-volume EMS system Experience with electronic patient care reporting systems Supplemental Information Additional Information Grant-Funded Position: This is a grant-funded, limited-term position anticipated to continue for up to five (5) years. Continued employment is contingent upon the availability of grant funding and ongoing program and operational needs. The position may end earlier if grant funding is reduced, discontinued, or otherwise becomes unavailable.

Schedule: Assigned shift rotation as determined by the District; current schedule consists of 12-hour shifts on a rotating schedule of three (3) days on/four (4) days off, followed by four (4) days on/three (3) days off. Schedules are subject to change based on operational needs, system metrics, and District requirements. Benefits Health Coverage Comprehensive Medical Insurance: Full-time staff are provided robust medical health coverage designed to mitigate high out-of-pocket costs typical of healthcare and high-acuity medical environments.

Additional Coverage: Dental and vision coverage options are typically integrated into the full-time employee health package. Wellness Support: Job postings emphasize supportive health environments, which often include targeted wellness frameworks or stipends to help manage the physical and mental demands of mountain EMS work. Retirement Plans Robust Retirement Options: UPRHSD provides structured retirement plan options to help field medics, administrative staff, and leadership build long-term financial security.

(As a Colorado special district, many similar entities align with state or competitive private-sector matching/pension frameworks to support long-term retention). Holidays & Time Off Paid Time Off (PTO): Generous, structured paid leave policies are built into full-time contracts. Burnout Prevention: Given the intense nature of 24/7 emergency services and mountain rescue operations, PTO structures are intended to give personnel adequate rest and recovery time between shifts.

Why Work Here. What uniquely draws clinicians and EMS professionals to this specific district includes: Pioneering "Beyond the Ambulance" Medicine: Unlike traditional services that only run lights-and-sirens to an ER, UPRHSD gives paramedics and EMTs the platform to practice true Mobile Integrated Healthcare through their dedicated Community Paramedic program. Providers handle everything from complex mental health interventions to in-home preventative treatments for residents who don't need the emergency room.

True Clinical Autonomy in High-Stakes Environments: Operating across a sprawling mountain district means providers regularly manage high-acuity trauma and multi-county corridor responses where critical thinking and advanced field autonomy are genuinely utilized, rather than just following rigid city-transit protocols. Special District Support & Stability: Because it is an independent tax-funded special district rather than a private, for-profit transfer service, it provides local government-backed stability while offering tailored perks like fully funded healthcare packages and targeted wellness stipends meant to counter operational burn-out. About Woodland Park, Colorado Nestled at 8,500 feet at the base of Pikes Peak, Woodland Park offers an unparalleled Colorado mountain lifestyle combining a tight-knit, welcoming community with dramatic alpine scenery and endless outdoor recreation.

Known as the "City Above the Clouds," living here means having millions of acres of Pike National Forest right in your backyard for hiking, camping, and skiing, while still enjoying the convenience of being just a short, scenic drive down the pass from Colorado Springs.