Firefighter Paramedic

Paramedic Firefighters

We are hiring Paramedic Firefighters with a passion for firefighting and patient care combined with the drive to succeed and deliver high-quality care.

Job Summary: Paramedic-Firefighters under general supervision perform fire prevention, fire suppression, hazardous material incident response and emergency rescue and Advance Life Support medical assistance duties to protect life and property; performs related responsibilities as required.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct fire safety, home safety, fire extinguisher and pre-fire planning inspections
• Provide information to the public, install smoke detectors, conduct station tours, visit schools, and participate in public education standbys
• Performs fire suppression duties by responding to emergency fire alarms
• Assist in the suppression of structural, residential, commercial, industrial, chemical, petroleum, vehicle, aircraft and Wildland fires; applying the appropriate extinguishing agents to the source of the fire
• Operate various pieces of fire equipment and gear for fire suppression and control; drives and operates fire apparatus; search and rescue; ventilation and salvage operations
• Provide written reports detailing specific firefighting and rescue actions taken on scene
• Respond to emergency medical calls; performs primary and secondary physical assessment of ill or injured persons, providing emergency and non-emergency medical procedures both on scene and in a moving vehicle
• Treat patients in accordance with established Emergency Medical Service Protocols and Rural/Metro Fire Department policy
• Provide written reports detailing patient care
• May serve as a preceptor for paramedic and EMT-B trainees
• May be assigned primary duties as an emergency medical technician paramedic on 911 or transport ambulance
• Under a physician's direction, provides treatment or directs response team in the administration of medications, intravenous solutions, respiratory assistance, EKG monitoring, telemetry transmissions and other life support procedures
• Ensure all vehicle and equipment discrepancies are documented and reported to the on-duty Fire Captain
• Participate in all required training sessions, including, but not limited to; live fire drills, performance evaluation drills, ongoing skills maintenance, practice and training, annual OSHA drills, EMS major skills and any other mandatory Company training
• Must participate in scheduled and unscheduled onsite compliance audits.
• Implement corrective/preventive measures as determined by the Corporate Compliance/Audit Committee
• Cooperate with Internal Audit, Compliance and HR on any recommendations and changes to compliance and legal workflow issues
• Take swift and immediate action in accordance with Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance on any areas of concern

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required
• State, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (ProBoard) certifications as a minimum: Firefighter I/II, Hazardous Materials-Operations
• State issued or National Registered EMT-Paramedic
• Current AHA ACLS certification
• Current AHA CPR certification
• Current AHA PALS certification
• Valid driver license with acceptable driving record in accordance with Rural/Metro policy
• Able to work any shift assigned, including nights, holidays and weekends. Available to work overtime as assigned and as needed on an emergency basis.