Apr 19, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Paramedic


Online and Lincoln Campus

Types of Jobs Available

  • Ambulance services
  • Fire Departments
  • Hospital settings
  • Health education instructor
  • Helicopter/Air Medical

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


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.

 

For more information contact:
Paramedic Program Director
Rob Ravndal
402-437-2795, 800-642-4075, ext. 2795
rravndal@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

  • Complete Program General Education Requirement Courses
  • Specific levels of Placement Scores showing completion of ENGL0985 and MATH1040
  • Complete online application to the program during the designated time periods
  • Complete program Getting Started checklist (refer to program website for requirements: www.southeast.edu/paramedic/)
  • Transcripts from high school, GED® or other colleges (if applicable)

Recommended Laptop computer system requirements (should not be older than 3 years)

  • Laptop models: Apple MacBook (10.12-Sierra, 10.13-High Sierra or 10.14-Mojave) or
    Windows Laptops (Windows 10 pro, home version may work fine) or
    MS Surface Tablet Pro (Windows 10 Pro)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or higher
  • Ram (Memory): 4GB minimum
  • Hard Drive: Solid State hard drive preferred 128 GB or higher
  • Peripherals: Webcam, Headphones
  • Wireless: all laptops should have wireless

NOT Recommended: Android Tablets, iPads, Windows 10 S Mode, Chromebooks

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