PT Fire Medic I/ Fire Medic II (EMT A & B)

Isle of Wight County is seeking applicants to serve as Part‑Time EMT‑Advanced, Paramedic/Intermediate providing emergency response, care, transportation, and treatment. Responds to calls to provide emergency medical assistance and EMT‑Advanced level care; drives ambulances, performs primary and secondary patient assessments, determines blood pressures, pulses, respiratory rates, capillary refill, other vital signs, obtains medical history, complaints, and symptoms; establishes and maintains open airways; ventilates non‑breathing persons; administers cardio‑pulmonary resuscitation to victims of cardiac arrest; operates a defibrillator and initiates delivery of shocks per local protocols; operates life support equipment. Provides advanced life support care to critical ambulance patients in accordance with regional and local medical protocols or online medical control; starts intravenous lines and fluid therapy; administers medications for acute medical conditions pursuant to physician orders; performs other advanced life support procedures upon approval and direction of medical director and/or hospital‑based physician/medical control physician. Responds to incidents involving hazardous materials; initiates requests for appropriate assistance; may provide emergency decontamination and/or treatment to contaminated victims. Responds to emergency calls, such as from a local medical facility to a specialized medical center. Inspects ambulances and their emergency equipment; maintains proper inventory of equipment and supplies for County EMS and fire units; cleans and sanitizes equipment; ensures that equipment is in proper and good working order; makes routine adjustments and minor repairs/maintenance. Completes and maintains accurate records, forms, and reports for various administrative, operational, and training activities; edits and submits EMS Pre‑hospital Patient Care Reports; prepares and/or types memorandums and general correspondence, forms, reports, equipment, and operations. Conducts station drills; attends multi‑company drills. Observes all approved safety and health policies and procedures pertaining to work activities and performs all work tasks in a safe and healthy manner in accordance with County policy. Physical Demands The work involves very heavy physical work: exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. It requires the use of fingers, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, hearing, grasping, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, stooping, visual acuity, and walking. Requirements High School Diploma or GED; supplemented by vocational/technical training in emergency medical services, firefighting (preferred); or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, including one (1) to two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving emergency fire and rescue work. Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate or Paramedic by the Virginia Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services, in CPR, Hazardous Materials – Awareness/Operations, and EVOC. Must be TEMS released (or within 3 months of hire) and meet all certification requirements to practice as an ALS provider per the County's Operational Medical Director. Successful completion of designated NIMS‑compliant Incident Command System courses (NIMS:ICS). Possession of a valid driver’s license is required. Successful completion of a criminal history check and DMV record check. Salary depends on qualifications. Applicants must be available for a minimum of 10 days per month, including nights and weekends, to submit availability to the Department of Emergency Services for staff scheduling. All County employees may be required to report to serve customers during emergency conditions; some may perform regular duties while others may be assigned to report at a different time and location and perform different duties. Employees may be deemed essential or nonessential personnel for emergency reporting; conflicts due to full‑time employment elsewhere may exempt individuals from this provision. #J-18808-Ljbffr