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Description

Earn While You Learn Program

Class starts September 14th 2026 Pending NYS Approval

Monroe Ambulance is looking to add passionate individuals who want to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to our network of first responders. Through our established EMT Academy Course, we will provide you with the training and skills necessary to succeed within this career path. We are looking for those who are seeking to shape a new culture of EMS within our region.

About the company

For 50 years, Monroe Ambulance has served our community with Quality, Compassion, and Integrity-values that define not only how we care for our patients, but also how we care for our people. As a second-generation, family-led organization, we are deeply committed to being an employer of choice, fostering an environment where every employee feels known, valued, and supported to do their best work.

What is an EMT?:

An Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B) responds to emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate care to the critically ill and injured, and to transport the patient to a medical facility, as well as interfacility transfers. After receiving the call for service, the EMT-B responds to the address or location given, using the most expeditious route, depending on traffic and weather conditions. The EMT-B must observe traffic ordinances and regulations concerning emergency vehicle operation.

Earn a rate of pay while in the EMT Academy: $16.00 per hour

Comprehensive benefit package - including 401k, paid time off, medical, dental, and more

EMT-B Academy is:

• 8-week EMT-B certification class, which qualifies the employee to take the New York State Department of Health Emergency Medical Technician Exam.
• There is no cost for the class; all books, fees and uniforms are paid for by Monroe Ambulance
• Upon successful completion of the class, all tests and state certification, and is in good standing, the employee will be transferred into an EMT position with an increase to the EMT compensation rate

*Additional Salary Detail: The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, years of experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations. Monroe Ambulance is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law.

Requirements

EMT Academy Student Requirements:

• Must attend all classes, be on time for class and shift
• Must maintain an average of 70% or above throughout the course
• Must pass NYS EMT-B practical and written exam
• Must possess a valid NYS driver's license
• Must be at least 18 years old

** Failure to comply to any of above requirements, may result in removal from course

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 125 lbs without assistance and 250 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and fumes or airborne particles. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, and airborne pathogens.

Monroe Ambulance is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Monroe Ambulance prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants in all aspects of employment including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, training, leaves of absence, benefits, termination, employer-sponsored activities, social and recreational programs, and recognition. Monroe Ambulance prohibits discrimination against all legally protected classes including age, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, gender expression, gender identity, genetic predisposition, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, pregnancy-related condition, prior arrest/conviction record, race, religion, reproduction health choices, sex, sexual orientation, or other non-merit-based factors.

We will make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of their position unless doing so poses an undue hardship to the company or a direct threat to health or safety