GREENVILLE — Spirit Medical Transport LLC, has announced another round of scholarship opportunities to those interested in becoming an emergency medical technician.
Now through March 7, at 5 p.m., Spirit will again accept scholarship applications from individuals who have an interest in becoming an EMT and working full-time for Spirit once they’ve successfully completed their class, passed their national EMT test, and completed field training.
The “full-ride” scholarship involves a two-year full-time employment commitment to Spirit. Application requests can be made by going online to the Spirit webpage at www.spiritmedicaltransport.com or by emailing Spirit’s Human Resource Assistant Lora Miller at [email protected].
After submitting the application, candidates will be interviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis by a member of the Spirit human resources department. Panel interviews of scholarship finalists will take place March 13 and 14 at the Greenville office. Orientation night for successful applicants will be at 6 p.m., March 16. Successful candidates are paid while attending the classes.
The classes are a partnership between Spirit Medical Transport, LLC, and Four County Career Center, based in Archbold. Classes will be held in the classroom at Spirit’s Greenville office five days per week, starting April 3 through May 24. For those not living in the Greenville area, transportation options to and/or from class are also being made available.
Company officials said the program offered by Spirit is very unique, while mutually beneficial.
“There’s a growing need for well-qualified EMTs in the areas we serve,” explained Spirit President/CEO Brian K. Hathaway. “Our EMT scholarships provide people the opportunity to help people in need, while allowing you the opportunity to give back to your community.”
Company officials graduated 14 EMTs from their first class this past November. There are currently 11 students attending a current EMT class, which concludes in late March. Now, with 15 additional scholarships available for the April class, Spirit hopes to engage people of all ages to pursue the career of their dreams.
“If you aren’t sure this is a field you want to get into, feel free to call us or stop in so we can share more about what all we do as healthcare providers,” explained Spirit Vice President Aaron Guthrie. “In some cases, we’ve afforded those who weren’t sure this was the right career path the opportunity to shadow one of our crews for a day.”
The additional EMTs coming out of class will not only enable the company the opportunity to serve the ever-growing need for ambulance services, but it will also allow them to have sufficient staffing to further the education of its work force.
“We are focused on making Spirit Medical Transport a place where people come to work, learn, and grow in their EMS career,” Hathaway explained. “In the months to come, we plan to provide our longevity EMTs the opportunity to advance their skills and enroll in a company-sponsored paramedic scholarship program.”
With offices in Greenville, Celina, Sidney, and Van Wert, along with Liberty, Indiana, Hathaway said the scholarship is open to people who live near their respective service areas.
“As a company, we are pleased to open the doors of opportunity to those individuals who are in pursuit of a rewarding career and have a passion to serve people during some of the roughest days of their lives,” Hathaway said. “It’s so exciting to enable personal growth and career success to those who want to join us and our commitment to serve the community.”
