Travel Paramedic
VA
Job Type
Full-time
Description

Ready to Leave the Routine Behind? Become a Travel Paramedic.

Most Paramedic jobs keep you in the same rig, driving the same routes, seeing the same things. This isn't one of them.

Best Practice Medicine is seeking qualified Travel Paramedics for a 3-6-month assignment in a fast-paced, demanding IFT environment with a leading EMS system. If you’re looking for a predictable, slow-paced, low-effort job, keep scrolling. But if you want to get paid to explore new places, expand your professional network, and test your skills in dynamic environments, we want you on our team.


START DATE: APPROX Sept 8, 2026


This is NOT for Everyone. Only apply if you are ready for:

  • Unmatched Variety: A cure for clinical burnout. Experience new places, work alongside passionate professionals, and break out of the daily routine.
  • Continuous Clinical Growth: Challenge yourself to think critically, expand your scope of practice, and deliver outstanding care in diverse healthcare environments.
  • Respect for Your Expertise: We know what it takes to do this work. Your flexibility and dedication are rewarded with highly competitive, premium compensation.

Core Responsibilities

  • Clinical Protocol Proficiency: Master and execute localized protocols immediately with minimal orientation, maintain precise and compliant clinical documentation, strictly adhere to national, state, and client agency scopes of practice, and ensure all position-required certifications and licensures are continuously maintained.
  • Assignment Commitment: Complete the full assignment term with strict schedule compliance and zero operational interruptions; manage personal needs and extended time off strictly between assignments.
  • Resilient Field Flexibility: Maintain a highly adaptable, solution-oriented approach when adjusting to shifting schedule demands, unfamiliar environments, and varying client agency dynamics with a constructive mindset.
  • Executive Command Compliance: Follow complex operational directives from remote BPM leadership and client agency supervisors with high autonomy, clear communication, and limited to no close supervision.
  • Supportive Crew Liaison: Embody a team-first traveler mindset by following directives, supporting existing client agency solutions, and delivering exceptional customer service, while partnering closely with shift partners and BPM leadership to ensure proper incident reporting and absolute assignment compliance.

Compensation:

  • $45.00/hour
  • Housing Stipend: $690.00/week

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability plans
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid sick leave


What You Will Do:

  • Advanced Clinical Assessment & Triage: Evaluating the emergency scene for safety and applying high-level clinical decision-making to diagnose and prioritize patient treatment.
  • ALS Intervention & Care: Performing advanced life support procedures, including advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, intravenous access, and drug administration according to local protocols.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Recording precise clinical observations, treatments, and patient history, and clearly relaying this critical information to receiving doctors and nurses.
  • Equipment & Narcotics Maintenance: Inspecting the ambulance and medical equipment to ensure the vehicle is clean, sanitized, and fully stocked. Securing, tracking, and maintaining accountability of advanced medications and narcotics.
  • Travel Adaptability: Must possess the flexibility to relocate and the clinical agility to integrate instantly into new emergency response teams. A proactive attitude toward shifting schedules and diverse patient demographics is essential.
Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2+ years of 911 experience in a busy 911 system as a paramedic
  • National Registry Paramedic
  • AHA ACLS, BLS and PALS
  • PHTLS
  • Current Immunizations (MMR, Hep B, TDAP)
  • Negative TB test within the last 12 months
Salary Description
$40 - $45/hour