Dept/Div.: Fire/N/A - FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Definition of Work

Performs intermediate protective service work responding to emergency medical service calls, performing basic and advanced life support and emergency medical care and maintaining equipment, participating in continuing training, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the assigned officer.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Provides basic and advanced life support services; performs detailed subjective and objective patient assessments within established protocols, stabilization, and treatment; coordinates emergency care procedures with authorized emergency hospital staff.

Performs and participates in support functions for technical rescues.

Drives and/or operates various medical vehicles.

Assists with hazardous materials incidents.

Prepares and maintains records and reports related to operations, training and professional development; prepares and reviews quality assurance forms.

Assists in maintaining ambulances and equipment; ensures that emergency vehicles are completely stocked and maintained in a safe and efficient operational condition.

Presents programs to the community on safety, medical topics.

Provides transport to and from hospitals or other designated sites as required

Facilitates the triage system for large scale incidents or mass casualty incidents.

Participates in continuing training and instruction program by individual study of technical material and attendance at scheduled drills and classes; assists with training when required.

Performs ancillary duties such as training and certifications records maintenance, quality control, emergency services management, equipment repairs and specifications development, etc., as needed or required.

Encourages and promotes a culture of excellent customer service.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of emergency medical techniques and procedures; general knowledge of the street system and physical layout of the County and surrounding area; general knowledge of advanced life support principles and techniques; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to prepare detailed written and/or electronic reports; possession of physical endurance and agility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with medical personnel, law enforcement personnel, academy recruits, other fire/ems agencies, associates and the general public.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and moderate experience in emergency services including experience as a Paramedic.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration, and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

Possess Georgia Paramedic Licensure

Favorable background history as determined by review of Local, State and Federal records

Valid driver’s license with the appropriate endorsement to operate an ambulance in the State of Georgia

Consideration for this position requires successful completion of a physical agility test that may be scheduled after submission of test results meeting minimum standards and favorable review of application

Other training and certification requirements may be required as well

May be required to have completed a class in Community Paramedicine, depending upon intended placement within the department

Position is on a "Pitman Schedule" with 12-hour shifts.