Paramedic Basic
Birmingham, ALFull-time$24/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
Global Medical Response is hiring a full-time Paramedic to provide basic and advanced patient care. The role involves assessing emergency calls, using medical equipment and procedures, communicating with patients and loved ones, and leading scene and unit management as needed. Paramedics also drive ambulances on 911 responses and collaborate with allied health and public safety personnel.
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Paramedic Basic
IMMEDIATE HIRING! PARAMEDIC FULL-TIME Opportunity
Hourly rates starting at $24.00 + DOE
We’re hiring Paramedics that are passionate about delivering compassionate, high-quality service and basic, as well as advanced , patient care to our customers.
Responsibilities:
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Assess each call situation to determine the best course of action while working with progressive Paramedic protocols.
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Utilize your Paramedic skills on medical equipment and procedures including defibrillator, EKG monitor, oxygen and suction devices, and intravenous fluids to provide advanced medical care.
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Communicate with patients and loved ones to provide information and assurance that care is being given.
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Act as Paramedic team leader and take responsibility for the scene and unit management as needed.
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Drive the ambulance on 911 responses.
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Work collaboratively and in a professional manner with all allied health and public safety personnel as well as your fellow Paramedics.
Other Responsibilities:
- Participate in community programs to maintain AMR image and establish strong community relations.
Minimum Required Qualifications :
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High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
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State Paramedic License
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State Driver’s License
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BLS, ACLS, NREMT-Paramedic
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Driving record in compliance with company policy
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Pass Physical Agility Test
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Some work experience, preferably in healthcare
Why Choose Lifeguard? Lifeguard Ambulance Service (https://www.lifeguardambulance.com/) is one of Global Medical Response (https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com/careers) ’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com.
GMR’s Core Behaviors —keep care at the center, raise your hand, seek to understand, find a way together and be accountable—unite our teams and set us apart in emergency medical services.
EEO Statement
Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations (https://www.globalmedicalresponse.com/docs/site/non-discrimination) for individuals with a disability.
Check out our careers site benefits page (https://careers.gmr.net/benefits) to learn more about our benefit options.
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,473 open Paramedic jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24/hr
- US median$24–34/hr554 hourly ranges
This rate, $24/hr, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Paramedic hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Paramedic jobs in Alabama and 1,473 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Global Medical Response (this employer)214 open
- HCA Healthcare96 open
- Superior Ambulance Service72 open
- Experience
- Paramedic postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (554 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 725 of the 1,473 open Paramedic jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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