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EMS (Marquette) Paramedic
Full-Time | Varied

Shift: 12-hour varied shifts

$2,000 Sign-on Bonus Available!

Your experience matters

Marquette General Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Paramedic joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier . Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A Paramedic who excels in this role:

• Responds to calls for emergency medical services and provides patient care as directed and/or determined necessary.

• Safely navigates ambulance to patient's location. Provides stabilization of scene and requests additional assistance as necessary.

• Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and patient's history from available sources.

• Administers emergency medical care within scope of practice, including patient stabilization, monitoring, and resuscitation, from the scene to receiving medical facility.

• Contacts medical personnel, reports/records observations, and follows directives from supervising Physician or Registered Nurse.

• Maintains equipment, restocks supplies and cleans ambulance as necessary.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

A Paramedic must Successfully complete MDHHS approved Paramedic course and have a Paramedic License in the state or Michigan.  Additional requirements include:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

• Valid Michigan driver's license

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) (Preferred) 

• Trauma Course (ITLS or PHTLS) (Preferred)

• Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) (Preferred)

• Coaching the Emergency Vehicle Operator (CEVO), VFIS Driver Training, or equivalent (preferred)

• 6 months field experience in EMS (Preferred)

More about Marquette General Hospital

As a 222-bed specialty care hospital, UP Health System - Marquette receives patients from across the UP and provides care in 65 specialties and subspecialties. Its medical staff of more than 200 doctors work as a team with its more than 1,800 employees in caring for approximately 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients per year.

 Marquette's major services include its Heart & Vascular Institute, Cancer Center, Brain & Spine Center, Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health, Digestive Health, Bariatric Medicine & Weight Management Center and Women's Health, Family Birthing, and Pediatrics Center. The hospital also provides the region's premier services in imaging, surgery and laboratory and is home to the UP-Telehealth Network, a leading telehealth network in the nation. We also service many of the communities in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, with 42 primary and specialty care clinics spread throughout the region.

The City of Marquette is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of 21,335, it is the UP's largest community. In addition to being a population center, it serves as the regional center for education, healthcare, recreation and retail offering amazing arts and culture opportunities, stellar schools. Marquette also is the home of Northern Michigan University, housing the nation's only Olympic Education Center.

Residents of the City of Marquette have long appreciated their community's abundant natural beauty, unique climate and the high quality of life that is enjoyed here. A strong commitment by both city leaders and active community members has helped Marquette to become one of the nation's premier cities.

Our national recognition includes being named one of "America's Most Livable Communities" by Partners for Livable Communities in 2004, involvement in Michigan's "Cool Cities" initiative, and receipt of the "All-American City" award by the National Civic League in 2003. Forbes also named Marquette the "Third Best City in America to Raise a Family" in 2010, and, most recently, Marquette was named one of the top micropolitans by Site Selection Magazine in March 2011.

EEOC Statement 

"UP Health System - Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer.UP Health System - Marquetteis committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."