Benefits of working with Indianapolis EMS
- Competitive Salaries:
- EMTs start at $49,013 annually
- Paramedics start at $61,558 annually
- Day, night and tactical shifts
- 12-hour shifts
- Indianapolis EMS providers working a 12-hour shift are scheduled for 2,184 hours annually. As a comparison, an EMS agency working a 24/48 schedule will be scheduled to work 2,928 hours or 2,496 hours for services offering a 24/48 schedule with a Kelly day. When comparing salary and hours worked, IEMS has a favorable starting salary to offer.
- Sign on bonus
- Paramedics receive $5,000-$15,000 based on their prior 911 experience as a paramedic
- Night shift incentive of $2.50 per hour for hours worked between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday through Saturday
- Run volume stack pay incentive
- Eight paid holidays at a double time rate
- Employee begin earning paid time off (PTO) beginning day one. Employees earn 16 twelve-hour shifts of PTO each year for the first three years and then the PTO accrual is increased for years four and beyond
- Special event coverage
- Tactical emergency medical support, including bomb squad medics
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Free medic class after six months of employment
- College tuition reimbursement
- PERF retirement
- Comprehensive counseling and EAP services
- Uniforms provided and annual uniform stipend
- On-duty training and education towards recertification
- Employer Paid NAEMT membership
- Optional union membership with IAFF Local 416
Indianapolis EMS Accomplishments
- Providers recognized nationally among the best in the country by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the American Heart Association
- Recognized as a 2021 Indiana Business Journal Health Care Hero for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Work closely with, and receive feedback directly from, medical directors who are also fellowship trained emergency medical directors
