EMS Paramedic

Williamson County • Georgetown: 3189 SE Inner Loop, TX

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Funds for this position will be available starting 10/1/2026. Reporting directly to a Lieutenant or Commander, responsible for providing pre-hospital clinical medicine in response to 911 calls. Operates and maintains medical equipment and emergency vehicles.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Working knowledge of EMS operations, systems, and procedures
• Certified or licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services as a paramedic
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700 and 800
• Credentialed Williamson County EMS Paramedic Required within thirty (30) days of employment
• Valid driver’s license
• Criminal background check
• Motor Vehicle Record check
• Drug screening
• Physical exam
• Tuberculosis, Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) database clearance

Nice To Haves

• Graduation from an accredited paramedic program
• Associate degree in a related field
• One (1) year of experience as a 911 field paramedic
• Bilingual (Spanish)

Responsibilities

• Provides pre-hospital care based on Scope of Care
• Operates standard equipment; such as stretchers, patient care monitors and diagnostic equipment
• Operates Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles under normal and emergency situations
• Assures vehicles are adequately stocked and in proper working order
• Maintains and troubleshoots medical equipment
• Assess emergency scenes and gives direction to patients, first responders, and/or bystanders
• Utilizes electronic communication including portable and mobile radios, electronic patient care records, and computer aid dispatching equipment
• Extricates persons from vehicles, bends and lifts, and performs CPR for extended periods of time
• Functions independently once credentialed by the Medical Director
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas
• Works assigned shift, overtime when required, and attend all mandatory in-service training
• Maintains credentialing by the Medical Director
• Performs special duties as assigned
• Works to offset the work load of other emergent resources
• Functions on an ambulance that is utilized for system status management stand-by before other emergency resources
• Functions on an ambulance that is utilized for emergent calls before other emergent resources when equal distance to call for service
• Functions on an ambulance that is utilized for non-emergent calls before other emergent
• Participates in assigned community education events by providing education about EMS functions and duties

Benefits

• The use of tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, pipes, snuff, chew, etc.) and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) (e.g., vapor, e-cigarettes, etc.) is prohibited on all Williamson County premises.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED