Paramedic

Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is seeking a Paramedic to join our Emergency Medical Services team in Hickory County — someone who leads with skill, compassion, and a drive to positively impact every patient and family we serve.

Position Details

• Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt
• Work Shift: Days
• Hours: 9am-9pm, 80 hours every 2 weeks

What Your Day Looks Like: In this role, you will provide critical, pre-hospital care to patients experiencing acute trauma, illnesses, or medical emergencies.

As a Paramedic, you will be

• Preparing and maintaining ambulances, equipment, and inventory of supplies
• Assessing and determining scene safety, and/or utilizing community/organizational resources to assure scene safety
• Initiating advanced life support and making an accurate initial assessment of patients' conditions
• Transporting patients, utilizing other methods of transportation, or relinquishing patient care as per state guidelines and / or medical control
• Documenting a complete assessment on each patient examined, using understandable language and / or organization-approved abbreviations

Qualifications

• Education: Completion of an approved EMT-P training course; education and training with 12 lead EKG, basic Arrhythmia, and NRP is preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience as an EMS or in an emergency department setting
• Licensure/Certification: Active Missouri EMT-P license certification and a current Class E Missouri Driver's License
• Physical: Prolonged periods of standing and walking, lifting more than 100 pounds with and without assistance, endurance for physical activity throughout 12-hour shifts

Benefits That Support You

• Competitive wages, annual merit increases, employee wellness program
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: CMH benefits.

Why CMH?

CMH includes 34 primary and specialty clinics, six longterm care facilities, and one residential care facility. We provide acute care, emergency services, ambulatory care, surgical services, pharmacies, walkin clinics, addiction recovery, therapies, and more — all grounded in exceptional, communityfocused healthcare.

• CMH is a three-time recipient of the Missouri Quality Award
• 2025 Chest Pain-MI Platinum Award
• Springfield Business Journal awards include multiple years as an Economic Impact Award nominee and being honored in the Dynamic Dozen for being one of the top 12 fastest-growing companies in Southwest Missouri
• Click here to see the full list of awards for CMH!

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Recruiter Contact

Kelly Fender

Phone: 417-328-6251

Email: kelly.fender@citizensmemorial.com