Westchester EMS is Hiring!

[Medibart 55]

WESTCHESTER EMS

CURRENT OPENINGS

PARAMEDICS (FT AND PD)

DISPATCHERS (FT AND PD)

Westchester EMS, a Westchester based, not for profit, emergency medical services organization, which provides emergency fly-car paramedic services, basic and advanced life support ambulances and dispatching services all over Westchester County, is accepting applications for paramedic and dispatcher positions. NYS Certification and a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record are required for paramedics. Westchester EMS is a not for profit agency and is a division of the Stellaris Health Network made up of four hospitals in Westchester County: Lawrence Hospital Center, Northern Westchester Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital Center and White Plains Hospital Center.

Upon hire, WEMS is offering:

 up to $23.00 per hour for per-diem Paramedics

 best in the business benefits as listed below

Company and Supplemental Benefits for full-time employees include:

Medical Benefits, Short-Term Disability, Two Weeks Paid Vacation

Dental Benefit, Long-Term Disability, Six Legal Holidays

Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Six Personal Holidays

Credit Union, Paid Training, Twelve Sick Days

Discounted Gym Membership with Reimbursement, Discounted Auto Insurance, EVOC Training

Employee Recruitment Reward Program, Uniforms, Bonus Program

403b Tax-Sheltered Annuity Retirement and Savings Plan with Employer Match and Additional Employer Contribution

Some of the above benefits are also available for per-diem employees.

To apply for a position, please visit our website at www.westchesterems.org or call (914) 765-0101 or (914) 244-0382 X 14

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory DMV and Background Check, Physical and Drug Screening, and proper NYS Certification depending on position.

Westchester EMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or military or veteran’s status in accordance with federal, state and local law.

[JRS2817 1]

What is FT?

[xfirefighter484x 234]

What is FT?

FT = Full Time

PT = Part Time

[Medibart 55]

Sorry FT is full-time (40 hours per week) PD is per-diem

[x129K 1,393]

Could you give a little info on the dispatcher position please?

[texastom791 31]

What's per-diem ?

[INIT915 1,119]

What's per-diem ?

Latin for 'per day'. Typically less structured that FT/PT. (Also used by many VAC's to employ staff in typical PT/FT roles, but avoid paying them benefits by terming them Per Diem's)

[texastom791 31]

Latin for 'per day'. Typically less structured that FT/PT. (Also used by many VAC's to employ staff in typical PT/FT roles, but avoid paying them benefits by terming them Per Diem's)

Thanks.

[JRS2817 1]

FT = Full Time

PT = Part Time

Thanks

[JM15 386]

Could you give a little info on the dispatcher position please?

I don't know much about the actual position. But it is based out of Somers FD headquarters. WEMS employees dispatch Somers FD and EMS and through CENCOM which is the dispatching of the WEMS units.

[Medibart 55]

Per-diem - generally means you do not have a regular schedule. You fill in holes in the schedule due to short staffing, vacations, sick days etc. Some per-diems have some regular shifts but do not work full time hours on a regular basis. WEMS does provide some of our benefits to per-diems

WEMS Dispatchers work out of the Somers Fire Department's HQ in Lincolndale. We act as the transfer center for the four Stellaris hospitals. That means we handle all of their ambulance transport requests. Our dispatchers take those requests and either dispatch WEMS units or turn the calls over to other ambulance providers in the interest of providing good service to the facilities and the patients. We also dispatch WEMS units to other facilities, and for mutual aid to some of our local VACs. Dispatchers work 8 hour shifts, sometimes doubling up for 16s. We also provide dispatch services under contract to the Somers Fire District for their fire and EMS emergency calls including acting as a secondary 911 PSAP.

Dispatchers need to be able to speak clearly on the phone and radio, need to have good computer skills, need to be able to multi-task, need to be able to handle periods of intense activity and need to have excellent customer interaction skills amongst other skills.

I hope that answers your questions about what the dispatch position entails.