What areas of employment does Adventure Medics offer?
Events - EMT and higher
Wildland – ambulance EMTs and Paramedics, line EMTs and Paramedics, Camp clinic RNs and PAs, REMs team
Interfacility Transport (based in Southwest WA) EMT, Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedics, Critical Care Nurses, Drivers
I don’t live in Bend, OR or Southwest, WA can I still work for you?
Typically, our events and interfacility transport staff live in either Oregon or Washington. For fire, staff usually live West of the Continental Divide (with some exceptions).
What training/certifications do I need?
At minimum, all of our event staff need to have a state EMS license in Oregon and/or Washington as a Paramedic or EMT (we also hire PAs, Nurses, Doctors) before applying. You will need to keep your license current and remain in good standing with the certifying body. In addition you will need a BLS or ACLS card depending on your license level.
For fire you will need a National and/or state license depending on fire location. Some states allow reciprocity during fire seasons while others do not. Typically our fire crew has an Oregon or Washington license. In addition, you will need to have a current “Red Card” (AdvMed puts on two of these classes in the beginning of the year.)
ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800.
S-270 Basic air operations and S-260 Interagency business management.
For all divisions you will be required to pass a fitness test to ensure you can meet the physical requirements of the job
What are your physical test requirements?
Basic PT test requirements apply for Events Team and are as follows:
2 mile run with variable elevation in under 24 min
80Ib Farmers carry for approximately 1/3 mile
Hand over Hand weighted rope haul (x2)