Superior Ambulance Hosting Job Fair Thursday, May 28

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance and Norcomm Public Safety Communications have joined Oak Lawn Jobs Program in hosting a job fair this Thursday, May 28.

Military veterans are especially encouraged to attend the job fair which runs from noon to 7 p.m. at the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post, 9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn (52nd Avenue and Yourell).

Superior and Norcomm are hiring emergency medical technicians-basic, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, Medicar drivers, billing administrators and office staff.

Signing bonuses are provided for EMT-Basics and paramedics. Training for 911 dispatchers will also be provided.

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EMT-Basics, sometimes referred to as EMT-1s, are entry-level, pre-hospital care providers. These entry-level emergency medical technicians assist in administering medicine already prescribed to the patient and other basic emergency procedures such as performing CPR and automated external defibrillation, controlling bleeding and administering supplemental oxygen.

EMT-Basics receive about 110 hours of training and can work their way up to EMT-Intermediate (400-500 hours of training), or paramedics that perform a wide range of emergency medical procedures after two years of training.

Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Services is the largest private ambulance services company in the Midwest. The company has approximately 15 area stations that EMTs work from, including Elmhurst, Oak Lawn, Markham, Schaumburg, Elgin, Batavia , Vernon Hills and others.

Norcomm is Illinois’ first private 9-1-1 call center serving police, fire and emergency medical dispatch for villages and fire protection districts. Norcomm currently has a private-public partnership with Oak Lawn’s emergency dispatch center as well as other communities in the Chicago area.

The ambulance service company is also partnering with Advocate Christ’s Emergency Medical Services Academy in offering a 10-week EMT-Basic Course. Students will be paid for some of their training. Those who successfully complete the course and pass the National Registry EMT Basic Exam will be eligible to apply for full-time positions with Superior.

Veterans and recent high school graduates can speak to representatives from Superior about the 10-week, EMT-Basic course as well as other openings at the companies during Thursday’s job fair.

Also, check out this week’s edition of LOCAL JOBS on Patch.