EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FULL-TIME PARAMEDIC Yankton County EMS staffs two Advanced Life Support ambulances 24/7. Each ambulance staffs one full-time paramedic and one part-time employee ranging in certification as an EMT, Advanced EMT, EMT-Intermediate or Paramedic. We work 12-hour shifts, changing at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Our primary responsibility is responding to 911 calls. Yankton County EMS responds to around 2,000 calls for service per year, covering a 500 square mile service area in Yankton County and South Yankton, Nebraska with a coverage area population of nearly 25,000 residents. We transport patients to Avera Sacred Heart Hospital (ASHH) in Yankton, a five-story facility that features a 10-bed emergency department with 24-hour physician care, a 10-bed ICU, a diagnostic cath lab, pharmacy and dedicated med/surg patient floor. Yankton County EMS also provides inter-facility transfers from ASHH to larger facilities in Sioux Falls and Sioux City when we are available, but 911 calls are always our priority. Here are the minimum requirements for the position:
Here are some of the job benefits:
We encourage you to fill out an application by clicking the link on this page. |
PART-TIME PARAMEDIC Yankton County EMS is always looking to hire and expand our roster of part-time paramedics. Currently, our part-time paramedics submit their availability on a monthly basis and are scheduled on a 1st crew or 2nd crew shift with a full-time paramedic, and they also cover open full-time paramedic shifts for vacation and sick leave. Starting pay for part-time paramedics is $16.42 per hour. On-call pay is $5.00 per hour, which changes to hourly pay when called in. We work 12-hour shifts, changing at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Our 1st crew staff stays together, either in the office building or in the ambulance, while 2nd crew is only required to be in the city limits while on call. You will work in a professional, team-oriented friendly environment with clean, well-maintained and up-to-date fleet vehicles and equipment. We have a large office building featuring a day room, kitchen and multiple sleeping quarters with TVs. Here are the minimum requirements for the position:
We encourage you to fill out an application by clicking the link on this page. |
Part-time positions account for nearly 80% of our EMS staff. We encourage any EMR, EMT or Advanced EMT to apply with us. Typically we hire new employees two or three times per year, but that can vary according to needs. We work 12-hour shifts, changing at 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. Our 1st crew staff stays together, either in the office building or in the ambulance, while 2nd crew is only required to be in the city limits while on call. You will work in a professional, team-oriented friendly environment with clean, well-maintained and up-to-date fleet vehicles and equipment. We have a large office building featuring a day room, kitchen and multiple sleeping quarters with TVs. Here are the minimum requirements for the position:
We encourage you to fill out an application by clicking the link on this page. When you have finished the application,
you can send it as an e-mail attachment to: ycems@co.yankton.sd.us Or you can print the application and ground mail it to: Yankton County EMS Attn: Steve 805 Capitol St. Yankton, S.D. 57078 |