EMS Training Captain

About the role

The Forsyth County Emergency Services Department seeks an experienced EMS Captain to serve in a frontline management position. This role involves supervising and coordinating emergency medical services personnel, managing compliance, safety, logistics, and quality management, ensuring equipment and supplies are in working condition, and providing leadership and direction to subordinates.

Responsibilities

• Directs the activities of subordinates, including monitoring work assignments, communicating performance expectations, evaluating performance, scheduling personnel, maintaining discipline and control to ensure effective use of department human resources.
• Responds to emergency calls in an ALS quick response vehicle, performing necessary assessments, treatments, and documenting interventions for all patients or serving in an incident command role or support role for managing emergency scenes.
• Maintains personnel safety and accountability, works with career and volunteer personnel to maintain seamless operations during emergencies and non-emergencies.
• Plans, researches, develops, conducts, monitors, and supervises training activities, including new employee orientation, didactic classes, table-top exercises, psychomotor skill sessions, and tests.
• Serves as a liaison with external partners, including other public safety agencies and healthcare agencies, to provide effective service to the community.
• Supervises and coordinates the activities of emergency medical services units during an assigned shift in the absence of the shift supervisor.

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of equipment and supplies used in emergency care of patients and victims of accidents.
• Working knowledge of emergency medical care services.
• Ability to diagnose a sick or injured person’s condition and apply emergency medical care.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of others.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees and supporting response agencies.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and in difficult situations.
• Ability to be flexible and work in a continually changing environment.
• Ability to lift an individual substantial weight (up to 240 lbs.) with the aid of another, onto a stretcher and into an ambulance.
• Ability to carry patients down stairs/upstairs using assorted stretchers.
• Ability to work while bending or leaning over a patient.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree with major in business administration, emergency medicine, education or related field with at least three years paramedic experience.
• High school diploma/GED with at least five years paramedic experience.
• Current NC EMT Paramedic Certification.
• CPR, ACLS, and PALS provider certifications.
• PHTLS, BTLS, ILS or an equivalent Trauma Management Course.
• NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 certifications.
• NIMS 300 certification within one year of hiring.
• Approved trauma training may substitute for ITLS, PHTLS, or TCCC.
• Cardiovascular training may substitute for ACLS, BLS.
• 8 hours of pediatric cardiovascular training may substitute for PALS.
• EPC, or PEARS Training Standards: Approved training meeting national EMS training standards.
• Valid N.C. driver's license.
• NC Class B Operator’s License within one year of hire.