Careers at The Paramedic Foundation

Not for most roles. TPF’s work sits where paramedicine meets governance, finance, federal grant compliance, data, and state policy. Its roles draw on people from county administration, public health, nonprofit finance, project management, and research as well as from EMS. Where the duties are not clinical, EMS or rural health knowledge is an advantage rather than a requirement. The posting asks for a demonstrated ability to learn the operational context. Where the duties rest on practitioner credibility, the posting says so and states how a candidate can show it.

Yes. Paramedics and other EMS clinicians bring field credibility that much of TPF’s work depends on. A posting marks EMS experience as highly desired where the work calls for it.

Most are remote within the United States, with travel a few times a year to the state a project serves. Positions at the Nebraska regional Hubs are based in the region each Hub serves. TPF’s registered address in Duluth, Minnesota is a mail address, and its people work from across the United States, Canada, and beyond.

An employee or officer role is a position within the corporation, with Fair Labor Standards Act classification determined at hire and, for officers, compensation established by the Board of Directors. A contractor role is engaged under TPF's standard independent contractor agreement, with a scope of work that states the services, deliverables, schedule, fees, and availability commitments. A Hub position is employed by the regional entity it serves. TPF supports the search and the hiring decision rests with the Hub’s board. Each posting states which it is.

TPF works in Microsoft 365, and each engagement’s work product is created and stored in TPF’s environment. Contractors receive a TPF account at no cost. TPF uses Claude, an artificial intelligence platform, under its AI use policy. Systems particular to a role, such as the accounting and spend management platforms the Finance Director works in, are named in its posting.

Yes. A posting for a TPF position asks applicants to describe in the letter of interest how artificial intelligence was used and to include the prompts. TPF reads that as work product: how well the tool was directed and checked, and whether the applicant stayed responsible for the result. An application prepared without AI says so.

Applications go to the email address stated in the posting, with the position title in the subject line. Reviews are rolling unless a posting states a closing date. Finalists for some roles are asked for a writing sample, because a large share of TPF’s work product is written and the standard it is held to is stated in TPF’s style guide.

Board directors are not paid for board service. Where a director is separately engaged and paid as a TPF consultant, that engagement rests on an independent contractor agreement and a scope of work and is not a term of board service.