Associate EMT - Earn While You Learn
Worthington, MNPer Diem$16.5–23.5/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Sanford Health hires Associate EMTs while they complete EMT education through the Minnesota Earn While You Learn Grant. Employees attend classes and labs, complete new employee orientation, and earn an hourly wage while Sanford covers tuition. After completing the course, candidates take the exams for national certification and state licensure. Licensure must be obtained within six months of employment; no employment commitment is required after program completion.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Worthington Medical Center Location: Worthington, MN Address: 1018 6th Ave, Worthington, MN 56187, USA Shift: Varies Job Schedule: PRN Weekly Hours: Varies Salary Range: $16.50 - $23.50
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Start Your EMS Career with Sanford Health
Sanford Health is seeking individuals interested in becoming licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) through a unique opportunity funded by the Minnesota Earn While You Learn Grant. Selected candidates will be hired as Associate EMTs and become Sanford Health employees while completing their EMT education.
Employees will earn an hourly wage while attending EMT classes and labs, with 100% of tuition costs covered by Sanford Health. This program provides a paid pathway into a rewarding healthcare career with no employment commitment required after completion. Upon obtaining EMT licensure, candidates may be offered PRN, part-time, or full-time EMT positions based on organizational staffing needs.
Job Summary
Associate Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Candidates attend the Emergency Medical Technicians course, while at the same time, successfully complete new employee orientation requirements. Upon successful completion of the EMT course, candidates take and pass the applicable exams needed to obtain national certification and state licensure. EMT state licensure must be obtained within 6 months of employment. Once licensure is obtained, employees may be eligible for internal department promotion to EMT. If employee does not obtain license within 6 months of employment, there will be an evaluation by the department Director to determine if employment may continue. In an Ambulance setting, attends the 8-week EMT course as administered by Sanford Health Emergency Medical Services Education (SHEMSE). Adheres to all of the standards, requirements and expectations set forth by SHEMSE.
Under the supervision of a preceptor, utilizes necessary medical equipment to treat the patient and ascertain the extent of their injuries or illness. Communicates with treatment center personnel to provide information about the situation and report patient information to medical staff in a timely and accurate manner, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
Completes Sanford's specific orientation and other issued tasks concurrently with the 8-week EMT course and up until the obtaining of state licensure.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Current valid driver’s license, and must meet all medical guidelines for Sanford Health Category II drivers.
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0278801 Job Function: Emergency Medical Services Featured: No
How this job compares
Set against the 656 open EMT jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.5–23.5/hr
- US median$20–25/hr266 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of EMT hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 21 open EMT jobs in Minnesota and 656 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Essentia Health3 open
- Sanford Health (this employer)3 open
- Allied Universal2 open
- Experience
- EMT postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (119 postings).
- Education
- 3 of the 656 open EMT jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree 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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