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Laurens County EMS
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Position Title: FT or PT EMTs & Paramedics
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Position Type: EMT or Paramedic (EMS)
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Closed date: 12/23/2008
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Job Description
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| Laurens County EMS, located in the Upstate of South Carolina is currently accepting applications for Part Time and Full Time EMT-B's and Paramedics
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Additional Information
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| As the sole 911 medical provider for the county, LCEMS
is a professional career agency operated by the Laurens County Council and is overseen by an appointed Director. Additionally, the management team consists of an Assistant Director who oversees all daily operations and the Training and Education Coordinator who is responsible for the department’s in-service program, the CQI/QA program, and the over site of the department’s Medical Peer Review Committee.
The department is structured into three 24 hour shifts. Each shift’s management team consists of the Shift Captain who is responsible for all shift operations and two Shift Lieutenants who are responsible for direct field operational and clinical oversight along with assigned scheduling duties. To supplement the department’s management team there are 2 Senior Paramedics assigned to each shift. These leadership positions are directly responsible for the orientation and training of new employees along with clinical field leadership. Additionally, each of these positions holds adjunct responsibilities as assigned in order to assure the highest quality response and patient care by all field providers.
The department values a close working relationship with the local medical community. Our medical control director, Dr. Randall Reinhardt, is a board certified emergency medicine physician with the Laurens County Health Care System. Dr. Reinhardt is an active participant in the department’s CQI and QA programs, IST program, and in the evaluation of the medical protocols and treatment modalities utilized by the department.
As a professional department, we firmly believe in retaining educated employees and many of our employees hold formal degrees. We strongly support any employee who wishes to seek educational advancements both through formal degrees and in EMS related courses by providing both financial incentives and leave benefits. Additionally, we provide our employees with the latest equipment and technology along with progressive standing orders and a competitive salary structure.
In addition to the normal 911 response, the department is an active participant in the county’s SORT Team. This team provides specialty response resources to the community. The specialties employed within this team are technical rescue, search and rescue, water rescue, tactical medic, and hazardous materials.
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Job Requirements
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| Age 18Education High SchoolExperience Current South Carolina Certification as EMT-B or Paramedic
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Salary Information
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| Salary: $28761.00 annual |
Contact Information
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Captain Bob Shick
bshick@co.laurens.sc.us
Laurens County EMS
PO Box 391, Exchange Dr.
Laurens, South Carolina 29360
ph: (864)984-0619
Fax: (864)984-6146
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How To Apply
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| Please go to our website and under the employment section you can download our application.
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