EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Yankton County EMS staffs two ambulances 24/7, using a mixture of full-time and part-time staff, which include Paramedics, EMT's and Advanced EMT's. 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 2,300 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, 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.
Yankton County EMS offers a professional, team-oriented, friendly environment with clean, well-maintained and up-to-date fleet vehicles and equipment. Our large facility offers a day room, kitchen and multiple sleeping quarters with TVs.
Salaries vary depending on provider level and experience. Full-time employees are offered a benefit package to include health insurance, vision, dental, supplemental insurance, South Dakota Retirement System with employer matched contributions, holiday pay that follows the South Dakota state government holiday schedule, vacation and sick leave accruing monthly with annual carry over, annual salary step increases on job anniversary, annual COLA increases, uniforms and a footwear allowance.
Yankton County EMS responds to around 2,300 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, 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.
Yankton County EMS offers a professional, team-oriented, friendly environment with clean, well-maintained and up-to-date fleet vehicles and equipment. Our large facility offers a day room, kitchen and multiple sleeping quarters with TVs.
Salaries vary depending on provider level and experience. Full-time employees are offered a benefit package to include health insurance, vision, dental, supplemental insurance, South Dakota Retirement System with employer matched contributions, holiday pay that follows the South Dakota state government holiday schedule, vacation and sick leave accruing monthly with annual carry over, annual salary step increases on job anniversary, annual COLA increases, uniforms and a footwear allowance.
Yankton County Employment Application
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When you have finished the application,
you can send it as an e-mail attachment to: [email protected] Or you can print the application and ground mail it to: Yankton County EMS 805 Capitol St. Yankton, S.D. 57078 |