Ajo Ambulance, Inc. began operations in 1991 with one ambulance, loaned to the community by the Arizona Department of Health Services, and two Basic EMTs.  Twenty-six years later Ajo Ambulance employs 17 paramedics, 27 basic EMTs, and support personnel.  The service operates six trucks daily and averages 3000 calls per year.

Ajo Ambulance provides top-notch Emergency Medical Services to the communities of Ajo, Why, and Lukeville in Western Pima County in southwestern Arizona.  Ajo Ambulance also serves the villages located on the western portion of the Tohono O'odham Nation.             

Phoenix and Tucson provide the nearest public hospitals, as well as the nearest emergency rooms and trauma centers. Critical patients are usually taken to the rendezvous point with a helicopter for transport to a hospital.  

Sells Indian Hospital, provides primary, emergency, and in-patient care for members of the Tohono O'odham Nation. Most Tohono O'odham patients are initially taken to this facility.    Ajo Ambulance has five stations on the Tohono O’odham Nation.  Station 2 is located in the community of Santa Rosa; Station 3 is located at San Simon Health Center in the Staff Housing, Station 5 is located in the Hickiwan Desert Trails RV Park,  Station 6 is located at Lower Covered Wells in Gu Achi District, and our newest, Station 7, is located in the village of Jack Rabbit 20 miles north of Casa Grande, Az.  All of the Stations on the Nation are staffed by paramedics. 

For more information please call us at 520-387-5154.  For questions about Billing please ask for our Billing Department.  

Accounts Payable/Receivable - Sara Coyle    520-387-5154

Billing - Virginia Celaya -                                 520-387-6538

AHCCCS Eligibility - Gail Valenzuela -             520-387-3047

Business Office is open from 9:00am - 4:00pm M-F

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

Full-Time Paramedic - 1

Certification - Az Dept of Health Services

1.  Heavy lifting is a common occurance

2.  Desert  work environment- extreme Summer temp greater than 100+ degrees

3.  Extended patient transports - 2+ hours

4.  Shifts:  48 hrs On/96 hrs Off

5.  Remote location - 100+ miles from Az metro areas

6.  Pay - $15/hour.  Average annual salary with transport bonus, OT  $55,000 - $60,000

7.  Medical Insurance  100% Employee, 50% dependent cost sharing

8.  Dental Insurance - 100%  $50,00 Term Life, $50,000 AD&D

If interested, please complete application.  Link above.  Complete application, scan and send to adlaison@tabeltoptelephone.com Cc:  lguthrie@tabletoptelephone.com