Careers at The Paramedic Foundation

Not for most roles. TPF’s work joins paramedicine with governance, finance, federal grant compliance, data and state policy. Its people come from county government, public health, nonprofit finance, project management and research, as well as from EMS. For roles that are not clinical, EMS or rural health knowledge is a plus. Those postings ask you to show that you can learn how the field works. Where a role rests on field credibility, the posting says so and says how you can show it.

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

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. Its people work from across the United States, Canada and beyond.

An employee or officer holds a position within TPF itself. Fair Labor Standards Act classification is set at hire, and the Board of Directors sets officer pay. A contractor works under TPF’s standard independent contractor agreement. A scope of work states the services, deliverables, schedule, fees and availability commitments. A Hub position is a job with the regional entity it serves. TPF supports the search, and the Hub’s board makes the hiring decision. Each posting says which type it is.

TPF works in Microsoft 365, and each engagement’s work product is created and stored in TPF’s environment. Contractors get a TPF account at no cost. TPF uses Claude, an artificial intelligence platform, under its AI use policy. Each posting names any systems the role needs, such as the accounting and spend management platforms the Finance Director works in.

Yes. A posting for a TPF position asks you to describe, in the letter of interest, how you used artificial intelligence and to include the prompts. TPF reads that as work product. It looks at how well you directed and checked the tool, and whether you stayed responsible for the result. If you did not use AI, say so in the letter.

Send your application to the email address 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. Much of TPF’s work product is written, and TPF’s style guide sets the standard it is held to.

Board directors are not paid for board service. A director may also be engaged and paid separately as a TPF consultant. That work rests on an independent contractor agreement and a scope of work. It is not a term of board service.