Travel Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic - Iron River, MI

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr rotating, 36 hours a week, starting December 7, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,465 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $745.10 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Paramedic. The position provides basic and advanced life support, evaluates patients, initiates protocol-based interventions, and stabilizes ill or injured patients in collaboration with physicians and Registered Nurses. The 13-week assignment includes rotating shifts and comprehensive patient assessment, treatment, documentation, and communication responsibilities.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Michigan Paramedic Certification or eligibility for reciprocity through National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians–Paramedic (NREMT-P) certification; Wisconsin Paramedic Certification; active driver’s license in good standing; American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications; high school graduation and successful completion of an emergency medical services paramedic program; associate degree or certificate; a minimum of one year of paramedic experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Three years of paramedic experience and Wisconsin Critical Care Paramedic (CCP) endorsement.
• Schedule: Rotating shifts of 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with holiday coverage as needed and available. No on-call requirement.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include ongoing patient assessment, vital-sign measurement, patient interviewing, treatment-room preparation, patient-condition monitoring, clinical documentation, assistance with provider- or Registered Nurse-supervised treatments and tests, and performance of select clinical duties within the applicable scope of practice. The role requires collaborative teamwork, independent judgment, strong decision-making, effective performance under stress, and the ability to recognize and treat life-threatening conditions. Training is provided for the electronic emergency medical services charting platform. Crew configurations may include emergency medical technician and paramedic, paramedic and paramedic, Registered Nurse and emergency medical technician, or Registered Nurse and paramedic combinations based on daily staffing needs.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits