Joining the Harvard Ambulance Service
The Harvard Ambulance Service is looking for dedicated members who are ready to serve the community of Harvard and practice high quality, prehospital emergency medicine. The Harvard Ambulance Service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and this allows us to be flexible and accommodating of almost any schedule.
Why should I join the Harvard Ambulance Service?
Professional, Volunteer Service: HAS is an entirely volunteer run organization that prides itself on providing high-quality, professional pre-hospital care. HAS members are paid a stipend for each call they respond to.
Great Training: HAS members have the opportunity to do 10+ hours of training each month, so it’s easy to keep your skills up. This includes M&M rounds from two different hospitals, our own monthly training, and cross-training with other services in the area.
Diverse Team: Your HAS teammates include physicians, flight nurses, paramedics, teachers, engineers, students, authors, businesspeople, retirees and other cool people.
Interesting Cases: HAS only performs 911 response, not interfacility transports. This means EMT’s get to use their skills on every call.
Reasonable Call Load: HAS runs an average of one to two calls a day, which is a perfect pace to practice your skills without a full time commitment. You will not feel the burden of working as a full-time EMT which can often include 10 calls a shift and the associated stress, physical exertion, and paperwork that accompanies that career.
Flexible Scheduling: You can set your own duty schedule around work, school, and your personal life. The Harvard Public Safety Building has great internet and cell coverage, so while on duty, many HAS volunteers use their time to study, work on their full time job, do conference calls, and otherwise conduct business as usual.
NOTE: At this point, we are focused on recruiting from our primary response area and the towns immediately surrounding it. We are affiliated with the town of Harvard MA, in Worcester County, not Harvard University.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICAN
EMT’s provide direct patient care during an emergency. Our EMTs are state & nationally certified with both the skills and knowledge to intervene during a medical emergency. Previous EMT experience is not required, and Harvard Ambulance will provide you with all the necessary training to become proficient.
VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT
24 hours on-call / month
1 training class / month
1 general membership meeting / month
Maintain all required certifications (Driver’s License, CPR, EMT license, etc.)
Volunteer positions available: EMT and Driver/First Responder
Please download and fill out the forms ( HAS Membership Application Form and HAS Cori Form) and return them in a sealed envelope to:
Harvard Ambulance Service
Assistant Director for Human Resources
40 Ayer Road, Harvard, MA 01451
You will be contacted regarding the next steps for required training and certifications. If you have further questions please contact human Resources at join@harvardems.org, or visit the Harvard Ambulance Service website at HarvardEMS.org.
