Paramedic

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Spring 2018

Enrollment:

Not currently accepting students

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

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Additional Costs

Books$550
Supplies and Equipment$130
Misc. Fees*$315
* Misc fee includes: insurance, national registry test

Program Description

This program is for individuals that want to further their career in emergency medical services at the Paramedic level.  Paramedics practice in the pre-hospital setting under somewhat autonomous conditions.  They are governed by both standards of good clinical practice and standard written orders with the ever-present option for direct orders by qualified emergency physicians.  As such, paramedics are expected to be excellent clinicians making decisions in a variety of patient presentations often based on a limited amount of information.  Paramedics provide advanced clinical assessments and advanced interventions in trauma, cardiology, pulmonology, general medicine, pharmacology, general medicine, pharmacology, and other austere conditions.

The paramedic program at Spokane Community College meets or exceeds all standards for paramedic instruction set by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Washington State Department of Health.

The paramedic program at Spokane College has maintained accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for EMS Professionals (CoAEMSP) for the past 10 years.  The program is currently on probationary status to review updates and changes to the program and anticipates returning to full status during subsequent review.

Following completion of the paramedic program students are eligible to sit for certification exams through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) as well as state certifying authorities.

A 2.0 grade or better must be maintained in all classes.

Admission Requirements:

Course of Study

NOTE: The EMT-Paramedic program at Spokane Community College is not currently accepting students; however, the EMT-Basic class is offered quarterly.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Assess and recognize illness or injury related to medical and traumatic causes;
  2. Provide basic life support as well as advanced life support measures to treat illness or injury;
  3. Be able to provide health care education to patients and injury prevention techniques.

Career Opportunities

Employment potential is excellent and continuing to grow in ground and air ambulance opportunities as well as the ever growing demand for fire service paramedics.
POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: Entry level paramedic for ground transport, air ambulance or fire department.