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johnson county
ambulance district

Paramedic Program

Our convenient shift-based program allows students to pick which day they come to class each week. The program is innovative and uses multiple teaching styles to reach out to the student. Not only do we provide in-person lecture, we also use video-based learning to help students visualize concepts. When we move to the lab portion of the course, students are able to utilize skills rooms that are designed to mimic their future surroundings. For example, students can start a call in the nursing home room, move the patient to the mock ambulance, 2 doors down, and then transfer the patient to the ER room. This hands-on practical application pushes our program ahead of the competition. The training center also has its own dedicated ambulance so students can practice skills in a moving truck.

Our goal is “to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.”

How do I become a medic and what does it take?

requirements

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  • You must be a EMT basic to enroll.
  • Students do not have to have previous experience, but it is highly recommended.
  • Students will be required to meet with the program director prior to the start of class to be sure they are committed to the rigorous program.
  • Students should plan on the program taking about 14 months.
  • The course requires an EMT Basic exam to evaluate student's knowledge upon entering the program.
  • Students are expected to complete 400 hours of hospital clinicals and 400 hours of field clinicals during the program, as well as pass the classroom portion of the class.

Paramedic Clinicals

Clinical experience is required in multiple areas, including the Emergency Department, ICU, Labor and Delivery, OR, psych, and pediatrics. We provide a number of clinical sites throughout the region so students have multiple opportunities to learn in different settings. Students should expect to start clinical shifts after about 4-5 months into the program. Students must start clinicals early and maintain an aggressive approach to complete them on time.

Clinical Hours

JCAD’s paramedic program requires 400 hours of clinical time and 400 hours of field time. In addition, JCAD follows CoAEMSP and NREMT guidelines. Students are required to meet certain competency levels on individual skills, even if they have hit their minimum hours. Clinical hours and field shifts may be extended based on the need for a certain skill or on the student’s ability to function as a competent paramedic.

Field Internship

The field internship is the education the student receives with an emergency medical services agency. The field experience hours can be completed towards the end of clinical hours, once a field experience practical has been completed. This allows the student to complete 60 hours of ambulance time. Students must then pass a practical examination and have all hospital clinical hours completed to move on to the capstone (team lead section).
Paramedic Program

Exam, Rention, & Placement by year

Graduating Year # of Students # Completed Retention +Placement NREMT Overall
2020 (na)
(No graduates during the 2020 reporting year)
–
–
2021 (na)
(No graduates during the 2021 reporting year)
–
–
2022
20
18
90%
100%
100%
2023
22
21
95%
100%
90%
2024
49
41
94%
100%
95%

**Retention rate indicates students who have completed more than ten percent of the overall program and dropped the course.**

COAEMsP Accreditation

The Johnson County Ambulance District Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

To contact CAAHEP:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(727) 210-2350
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
(214) 703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

Phone

660-747-5735 ext 3

Email

education@jocoamb.com

Office Hours

8am-4pm

Come See Us

500 E. Young Avenue
Warrensburg, MO 64093