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Job ID: 897859
Job Title
Paramedic
Location
Albuquerque, NM | Detention Center
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | 3×12-Hour Shifts (6:00–18:30) | Expected 36–48 hours/week | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Function as an on-site EMS provider at a correctional/detention facility, delivering emergency medical care to incarcerated individuals, correctional officers, and other personnel
- Perform advanced cardiac interventions including cardioversion, defibrillation, EKG interpretation, dysrhythmia management, cardiac arrest management, and STEMI response
- Manage chest pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, and blood sugar monitoring
- Perform intra-osseous placement and infusion, IV initiation and maintenance, and phlebotomy
- Administer emergency medications including Narcan and other indicated pharmacological interventions
- Manage and de-escalate situations involving violent behavior in a correctional environment
Required Qualifications
- Active New Mexico EMS License or Provisional License required (pending licensure may be accepted at time of submission)
- NREMT certification required
- ACLS and BLS certifications required (RQI-based certifications are not accepted)
- EMT-Paramedic (EMT-P) certification required
- Minimum of 1–2 years of paramedic experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted
- Must live more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible; non-local driver’s license required on file
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior experience working in a correctional, detention, or similarly controlled environment
- Proficiency with Cerner electronic health records system
- Experience managing behavioral health situations or working with populations requiring de-escalation techniques
Why Join Us
- Unique correctional EMS opportunity offering a broad scope of advanced clinical skills in a structured, specialized environment
- Complimentary on-site parking available for the duration of the assignment