Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic
The emergency medical technician - paramedic (EMT-P) is a professional provider of immediate care to the sick and injured. They are responsible for transporting patients to medical facilities for further care and attention. Since their inception in the early 1970's, EMT-P's have been directly responsible for greatly decreasing the death toll from highway accidents and sudden emergency illnesses.
The EMT-P program is a joint educational venture with the emergency medical services departments at Sherman Hospital in Elgin and Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin. Paramedics function under the direction of a licensed physician or a registered professional nurse / ECRN and, where authorized, by the EMS medical director in an Illinois Department of Public Health approved advanced life support system. They follow strict guidelines for which procedures they may perform and provide extensive pre-hospital care.
Note: Criminal background checks and drug testing are required for all health professions programs. Students demonstrating a positive background check or positive drug test will be denied admission to health professions programs. Students demonstrating a positive background check or positive drug test while enrolled in health professions programs will be dismissed from the program.
Admissions Procedures
All candidates must submit an official high school transcript or GED scores and official transcripts from other colleges/universities attended.
Requirements
- Be 18 years of age or older (provide proof)
- Apply with ECC - how to apply»
- Pay health professions application fee - get details»
- Complete and submit health professions application
- Illinois licensure as an EMT-B or EMT-I (provide proof)
- 6 months experience on an EMS vehicle (provide proof)
- Field experience; written agreement with ALS agency (provide proof)
- Documentation of liability insurance
- CPR certification; healthcare provider level (provide proof)
- Score 75% or higher on Paramedic Training Exam (provide proof)
- Score of 56% or higher on DRP Reading Exam (administered by ECC's Testing Center)
- Required immunizations and hospital insurance must be on file (provide proof)
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