Paramedic, Ambulance Services, FT, Variable
Columbia, SCFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 1 day ago
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The Paramedic provides advanced pre-hospital care, including patient assessment, stabilization, and emergency treatment. The role delivers basic and advanced life support, administers medications and performs procedures under protocols, and transports patients while monitoring and documenting their condition. The paramedic also maintains emergency equipment and vehicles, communicates with patients and care teams, and participates in training and quality improvement.
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Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary Provides advanced pre-hospital care, including patient assessment, stabilization, and emergency treatment.
Essential Functions
- All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
- Provides basic and advanced life support (ALS) interventions as needed.
- Assesses patient conditions, establish priorities, and implement appropriate treatment plans.
- Administers medications, perform procedures, and use medical equipment according to protocols.
- Safely transports patients to healthcare facilities while monitoring and documenting their condition.
- Communicates effectively with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Maintains accurate patient care reports and complies with all regulatory and organizational requirements.
- Participates in continuous professional development, training, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Ensures the maintenance, cleanliness, and readiness of emergency medical equipment and vehicles.
- Operates all vehicles in a safe, courteous and efficient manner
- Performs Point of Care (POC) testing with approval of Administration
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive. Minimum Requirements
- Education - High School diploma or equivalent OR post-high school diploma/highest degree earned.
- Experience - No experience required. One (1) year pre-hospital care experience preferred
In Lieu Of A Provisional Paramedic certification from another Emergency Medical Service COMPACT State (EMS COMPACT) meets education and Paramedic certification requirements. Obtaining conventional State required certification and National Registry (NREMT) certification must occur within twelve months of hire.
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- State or Provisional approved Paramedic certification
- A valid driver’s license; an acceptable motor vehicle record, as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart.
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) - Required within 90 days of hire
- NPR (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) - Required within 90 days of hire
- PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support) - Preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Working knowledge of patient equip (Vitals, suction, defib)
- Working knowledge of Cardiac Monitor, Defibrillator, Pulse Oximeter, Non-Invasive BP Monitor, Infusion Pumps, Other Equipment
- Ability to demonstrates skill proficiency on an annual basis
- Ability to maintains Professional Certifications by attending in-service training programs
- Decision-making skills
- Ability to collaborate with EMS teams and healthcare providers, and safe patient transport.
- Clinical skills
- Ability to perform under pressure in dynamic environments.
Work Shift Variable (United States of America)
Location Richland
Facility Prisma Health EMS
Department Ambulance Services
Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,297 open Paramedic jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$68–88K/yr74 salary ranges
- US median$24–34/hr521 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 23 open Paramedic jobs in South Carolina and 1,297 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- Prisma Health (this employer)8 open
- Global Medical Response7 open
- HCA Healthcare3 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 (519 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 655 of the 1,297 open Paramedic jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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