King County Medic One - Paramedic
Last updated on February 10, 2026
PST Partner Agency since October 19, 2011
Vacancies: 6-10
Testing Deadline: February 08, 2026.
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Minimum requirements
All must be accomplished by the closing date of the job announcement. No exceptions will be made.
- Two years (24 months) of certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT or Intermediate (AEMT/EMT-I) or Paramedic. Equivalent training from outside the United States will be considered with the candidate being required to provide all relevant documentation to demonstrate equivalency.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
- Current US State or National Registry certification as an EMT, AEMT/EMT-I or Paramedic.
- At least 18 years of age or older.
- High school diploma or have passed an equivalency test (GED).
- Current US State-issued Driver’s License (can be from any US State).
- Written examinations by Public Safety Testing (PST): Both a general knowledge exam (called the Firefighter Selection Tool (FST), which involves no firefighting knowledge or experience) and an EMT exam (based on the AAOS: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th Edition)
Please note candidates do NOT need to complete the Personal History Statement with Public Safety Testing to be considered for this position.
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King County Medic One - Paramedic Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
Yes, required |
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| Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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| Minimum Age | 18 | ||
| Citizenship | Must have work authorization if not a citizen. Work authorization needed at time of hire. | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | Yes | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | Upon job offer, all candidates will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. Candidate would be banned from employment if the felony conviction is job related. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | Upon job offer, all candidates will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. Candidate would be banned from employment if the felony conviction is job related. | ||
| Ability to Read, Speak & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| EMT Certification |
Current US State or National Registry certification as an EMT, AEMT/EMT-I or Paramedic. |
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| Paramedic Certification |
Current US State or National Registry certification as an EMT, AEMT/EMT-I or Paramedic. |
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| Prior EMT Experience Required |
At the closing date of the job announcement, two years (24 months) of certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT or Intermediate (AEMT/EMT-I) or Paramedic. Equivalent training from outside the United States will be considered with the candidate being required to provide all relevant documentation to demonstrate equivalency. |
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| Other |
King County Medic One requires candidates to complete both the Firefighter Selection Tool written exam and the EMT Exam offered by Public Safety Testing. You will not be considering for employment without a passing score on both tests. |
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| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We consider the highest score received within the past one year | ||
| Request/Access Scores | Once Annually | ||
King County Medic One - Paramedic Disqualifiers
The following are automatic and potential disqualifiers. Applicants should not apply to our agency if they indicate any of the automatic disqualifiers. Potential disqualifiers will be considered on a case by case basis.
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| Criminal Activity |
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King County Medic One - Paramedic
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: Yes, required
CPAT: No, not required (may be required later)
COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
Please check back here frequently and ‘Like’ our Facebook page to stay updated.
PST staff are working remotely and are available by email at contact@publicsafetytesting.com. We anticipate a high email volume and will respond as quickly as possible.
