Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced

Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced (EMT)

Location: Joint Base San Antonio, TX
Customer: Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW)

Summary

Join GDIT and own your opportunity to support a critical Air Force Special Warfare training mission. As an Emergency Medical Technician, you will provide oversight and coordination for paramedic staff supporting the Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio. You will use advanced life support skills and clinical oversight to ensure continuous medical coverage, standardized care, compliant documentation, and effective coordination with government medical and operational leadership. In this role, you function as a key link between on‑scene medical response and the broader healthcare system, under established medical direction and applicable national/state paramedic guidelines.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• •  Assess a patient’s condition and determine a course of treatment per local protocol.
• •  Provide triage for student(s) incapable to perform in training due to medical and musculoskeletal reasons. Triage will be used to determine:
• •   If student is stable, refer all medical conditions to the physicians on staff
• •  If student is stable with an exclusively musculoskeletal condition, refer to athletic trainers and/or sports medicine physicians for assessment and reconditioning.
• •  If student is unstable will activate Emergency Management System (EMS) and arrange for transport to nearest emergency center.
• •  Assigned to medical monitoring of training event modules per direction from Government to provide medical coverage, including both aquatic and land-based training.
• •  Respond, stabilize, and activate EMS in response to physical trauma, heat stroke, near drowning episodes or other emergencies, per local protocol.
• •  Summarize the nature of injury and emergency care rendered to the receiving EMS responders.
• •  Inventory, replace, and clean all supplies and equipment after use. Maintain supplies, clinical spaces, and medical response vehicles to preserve operational readiness.
• •  Work with a multidisciplinary human performance team that includes other medical professionals to ensure the proper care and health monitoring of all students (i.e., physicians, sports medicine providers, athletic trainers, physical therapists, operational psychologists, strength coaches, etc.).
• •  Execute patient care operations in alignment with the medical oversight and direction of the Medical Director.
• •  Keep accurate records of all injuries, method of treatment, rehabilitation, and medical releases. During normal operations, provide relevant information to SW medical staff to support the students’ medical needs.
  

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Degree/Education:

• Possess a High School Diploma, or equivalent.

Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support:

• Current National AEMT Certification (National Registry) or state license at the Advanced   Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) level, or higher.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of experience as an AEMT within the last five (5) years.

Board Certification (5.2.6.4.4):

• Successful completion of a State-approved Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) training program and current certification by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) at the AEMT level.

Training:

• Familiar and able to access medical data systems (MHS Genesis, ASIMS, AIMWTS, PEPP, & HAIMS). Experience with Medical Records review to include military diving and quality control (DD2807, DD2808, and DD2766C, Dental, PHA, and Pressure Test Verification).

Skills:

• Shall be proficient in MS Office Suite and possess strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills to effectively manage a multidisciplinary team and interface with senior government stakeholders.

Work Schedule:

• Work a non-standard schedule, extended hours, and/or rotating shifts which may include early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays, but not to exceed 80 hours in a 2-week period.
• The employee shall be flexible and may need to deviate from the typical work week schedule.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Work requires some physical exertion, such as walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces as well as time spent outdoors in extreme temperatures and variable weather conditions. Work can require prolonged standing indoors or outdoors, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs. HCW is required to maintain strength, coordination, and stamina to manage and operate exercise and medical equipment.
• Visits or extended duties in these locations or sites are necessary to observe performance/events, to survey, to conduct planning, etc. to ensure mission accomplishment. Some agility and strength may be required in executing medical coverage in these operational environments.
• The employee will report all activities to appropriate Government oversight, which may be required as inputs into the Human Performance Utilization Tracker (HPUT) or similar database.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station to support training requirements.
• Diligently and accurately captures and enters all required data into Government-approved systems (e.g., MHS Genesis, HPUT) in support of clinical care, operational reporting, and Government-led research initiatives.

GDIT Is Your Place:

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• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
• Rewards: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, paid time off, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Community: An award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace where the mission is our purpose and our people are at the center of everything we do.

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