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Paramedic

UnityPoint Health
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026
  • Area of Interest: Patient Care
  • Sign On Bonus: $5,000
  • FTE/Hours per pay period: .9
  • Department: Ground Ambulance
  • Shift: Full Time | 12 Hour Shifts | 7A-7P or 7P-7A (mostly nights)
  • Job ID: 188378

Overview

Allen Hospital | Ground Transport

Shift/Schedule: Full Time | 12 Hour Shifts | 7A–7P or 7P–7A (mostly nights)

Sign-On Bonus: $5,000

Join Allen Hospital’s Ground Transport team and make a meaningful difference when patients need care most. As a Paramedic, you’ll provide advanced life support and compassionate care at emergency scenes and during transport, helping patients and families feel supported throughout their journey.

Work alongside a collaborative healthcare team that values clear communication, clinical excellence, and ongoing learning. Your assessment and decision-making skills will help ensure safe, responsive care from the first patient contact through the transition to the receiving team.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:    

  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
  • Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
  • Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.  

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients and provide advanced life support tailored to their needs.
  • Deliver treatments including medication administration, airway management, IV/IO access, and cardiac monitoring.
  • Monitor patients during transport and adjust care as their condition changes.
  • Safely transport patients between emergency scenes, hospitals, and other healthcare settings.
  • Coordinate care with dispatch, medical control, receiving facilities, and healthcare team members.
  • Complete timely, accurate documentation of assessments, treatments, and patient responses.
  • Maintain vehicle readiness, equipment, and supplies to support dependable emergency response.
  • Follow clinical protocols, infection prevention practices, and transport safety standards.
  • Participate in training, simulations, continuing education, and quality improvement activities.
  • Support hospital-based patient care as needed within your certification and scope of practice.

Qualifications

Education:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Successful completion of an approved EMS paramedic training program.

License(s)/Certification(s):

  • EMT–Paramedic certification.
  • At least two years of driving experience.
  • Driving record that meets organizational requirements, including no DUI, DWI, or similar alcohol- or drug-related offenses within the past five years.
  • No reckless or careless driving, speeding more than 15 mph over the limit, fleeing or eluding law enforcement, chemical test refusal, leaving an accident scene, driving after license revocation or suspension, or passing a stopped school bus within the past five years.

Salary : $5,000

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