Manager, Digital Accessibility and Compliance

About the role

Under direction, plans, assigns and directs Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations and performs paramedic activities of a shift or company or station. Functions as the Medical Supervisor for multiple casualty incidents; performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, directs, reviews and evaluates the work of others
• Motivates and evaluates staff and provides for their training and development
• Observes and evaluates patient status and conditions at the scene and determines appropriate basic and advanced life support procedures
• Makes sound independent paramedical and transportation decisions rapidly and under stressful conditions
• Performs basic and advanced life support procedures
• Operates ambulances and a variety of paramedical equipment
• Communicates technical information effectively with those encountered in the course of the work
• Prepares accurate technical reports and records

Requirements

• Permanent status as a Berkeley Firefighter-Paramedic
• Completion of an approved program in advanced life support
• Three (3) years of experience in paramedical emergency response equivalent to the City's Paramedic program
• A current paramedic certification from the County of Alameda
• Valid class B California driver's license
• Current certification from the County of Alameda as an Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic
• Willingness to work shifts as structured in the Fire Department and accept a regular ambulance assignment
• Strength and stamina sufficient to lift and carry equipment and patients weighing up to 150 pounds

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic supervisory principles and practices of supervision and training, including evaluation
• Knowledge of principles, techniques, materials, equipment and basic strategy used in medical control, and incident command
• Knowledge of basic human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, techniques and established analytical processes used in the description and assessment of patient status
• Knowledge of categories, application and appropriate dosage levels of a variety of medications used in emergency advanced life support treatment
• Knowledge of procedures and equipment in cardiac and other vital signs monitoring, and emergency advanced life support treatment
• Knowledge of signs and symptoms of commonly encountered medical problems
• Knowledge of applicable laws, codes, regulations and authorities
• Knowledge of geographical layout of the City and location of various hospitals and specialized medical care facilities

Skills

• Ability to assign, direct, review and evaluate the work of others
• Ability to motivate and evaluate staff and provide for their training and development
• Ability to observe and evaluate patient status and conditions at the scene and determine appropriate basic and advanced life support procedures
• Ability to make sound independent paramedical and transportation decisions rapidly and under stressful conditions
• Ability to perform basic and advanced life support procedures
• Ability to operate ambulances and a variety of paramedical equipment
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively with those encountered in the course of the work
• Ability to prepare accurate technical reports and records

Benefits

Tentative Assessment Process Date is Week of February 16, 2009. A candidate orientation will be scheduled at a date prior to the assessment process.

Pay

The City of Berkeley offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position requires a regular work schedule of at least 20 hours per week to be eligible for benefits.