Paramedic

Awards

Online and Lincoln Campus

Types of Jobs Available

Ambulance services
Fire Departments
Hospital settings
Health education instructor

Paramedics provide medical care by preventing or reducing mortality and morbidity due to illness and injury. Paramedics primarily provide emergent and non-emergent care to patients in and out-of-hospital settings.

As a patient advocate, paramedics seek to be proactive in affecting long-term health care by working in conjunction with other provider agencies, networks and organizations. These emerging roles and responsibilities of the paramedic include community healthcare, public education, health promotion and participation in injury and illness prevention programs. These are in addition to more traditional roles in pre-hospital medicine with ambulance services, fire departments, flight programs as well as within hospital critical access care areas.

Program Overview

Full time traditional option
The full time program is located on the Lincoln campus. Paramedic students will complete the core coursework after completion of prerequisite coursework in one year. The full time option admits students in the Fall term. Paramedic students will complete coursework in classrooms and laboratories as well as gain hands-on experience through clinical and field experiences in hospitals, fire departments, and ambulance services.

Graduates of the program receive an Associate of Applied Science degree and are eligible to take the National Registry certifying examination.

Part time online option
All coursework will be offered online with the exception of lab sessions. Lab sessions will be offered on the Lincoln campus one day per week. The core coursework will be offered over a 2-year period. The part time option admits students in the Fall term.

For more information contact:
Ryan Batenhorst, Program Director
402-437-2795, 800-642-4075, ext. 2795
rbatenhorst@southeast.edu

or Becky Kramer, Health Sciences Advisor
402-437-2688, 800-642-4075 ext. 2688
bkramer@southeast.edu

or the College Admissions Office
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600

The 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), 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75085, www.coaemsp.org. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org

Admission Requirements

Online application to the program
Submit program admission requirements (see program admission checklist and criteria on program website for requirements): www.southeast.edu/paramedic/
Transcripts from high school, GED® or other colleges (if applicable)

Awards

Paramedic, A.A.S.