Paramedic #1835 - Emergency Medical Services - Public Safety Division

We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the description. Key info: - Hamilton County EMS has responsibility to respond quickly and efficiently in crisis, disaster, or public emergency. Maintains call system to store contact info and mobilize staff. Employees must keep contact info current and be accessible. During public emergency, all staff required to respond if call to mobilize. Work hours subject to modification. - THIS POSTING IS FOR THE 24/72 SHIFT SCHEDULE. THE BASE HOURS FOR THIS POSITION ARE: 1,872 REGULAR HOURS AND 312 HOURS OF MANDATORY SCHEDULED OVERTIME HOURS DUE TO THE 24/72 SHIFT SCHEDULE. MANDATORY OVERTIME WILL BE PAID AT TIME AND A HALF. - Under general supervision, as the lead medical staff of an ambulance or other medical transport unit, provides emergency, pre-hospital care and transportation to the critically injured or ill within the parameters of the license/certification. - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: list of tasks (stands by, responds, assesses, determines, applies advanced life support, administers drugs, undertakes invasive procedures, advises hospital personnel, transports, maintains records, maintains and re-supplies vehicle, identifies needs for additional/replacement supplies and equipment, undertakes continuous training, works with public, medical professionals and others to educate and advise of role, capabilities, responsibilities of a paramedic. Performs other related duties as assigned.) - Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics: list of knowledge (TN statutes, Hamilton County policies, emergency medical response techniques, record keeping, etc.), skills (working under stress, receiving/assessing info, decision making, establishing good working relations, maintaining equipment/facilities/operations, operating PC with software, communicating orally/written), abilities (maybe not explicit but implied). Also other characteristics. - Minimum Qualifications: age >=19, high school diploma equivalent, current TN Paramedic License or Nationally Registered eligible for TN licensure prior to employment, current ACLS certification and either ITLS or equivalent trauma training, valid driver's license Class D TN or equivalent. - Safety Sensitive: drug and alcohol testing details. - Additional Requirements: must pass physical ability test, written exam, oral interview, must obtain EVOC certification provided by County and maintain, must obtain and retain all certifications/licenses required by TN. - Physical Requirements: detailed list of physical demands (standing/walking, sitting, lifting/carrying, bending/stooping, crouching/kneeling, climbing, reaching, pushing/pulling, handling/grasping, hazards). Also mention need for respirator, exposure to hazards. - Additional Information: job description not comprehensive, duties may change, overtime hours mandatory but may change, all positions in-person, regular attendance, may require work on holidays/weekends, irregular hours/shift work, possible extension of shift hours short notice. We need to produce sections: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (maybe minimum qualifications + additional requirements?), Qualifications (maybe licenses/certs?), Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities), Benefits (maybe none? The posting does not mention benefits like health insurance, retirement, etc. So we should not create Benefits section unless there is real content. There's no mention of benefits. So omit Benefits. Pay: we have info about base hours and overtime pay rate (time and a half). That's pay info. So we can include Pay section with that detail. Schedule: we have shift schedule: 24/72 shift schedule, base hours 1872 regular + 312 mandatory overtime. Also mention work hours subject to modification, may require holidays/weekends, irregular hours, shift work, possible extension. So we can include Schedule section. We must not include headings with filler text. So we need to ensure each section has substantive content. We need to use

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  for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is likely "Paramedic" or similar but not given explicitly; we must not add. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The text includes "AN EQUAL OPPOR" truncated; we should drop that. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all the details from the description, but we can format them into sections. We must be careful not to lose any substantive info. Let's extract all substantive pieces. We'll create sections: - About the role: maybe a brief paragraph describing the role's purpose: respond quickly, maintain call system, keep contact info, be accessible, respond during emergencies, work hours subject to modification. Also mention 24/72 shift schedule. But we must not invent; we can combine those points. - Responsibilities: essential functions list (tasks). Use

  • for each task. - Requirements: maybe combine minimum qualifications and additional requirements? But we have separate sections for Qualifications and Skills. The instructions: Use headings for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content accordingly. Interpretation: - Requirements: likely the minimum qualifications (age, education, license, certifications, driver's license). Could also include safety sensitive? Might be part of requirements. - Qualifications: maybe the additional certifications like ACLS, ITLS, EVOC, etc. But we already have those in minimum qualifications. Hmm. Better to follow typical job posting: Requirements = minimum qualifications; Qualifications = preferred or additional qualifications; Skills = knowledge, skills, abilities. But we need to decide based on content. We have: Minimum Qualifications: age, HS diploma, TN Paramedic License or NR eligible, ACLS + ITLS/equivalent, valid driver's license. Additional Requirements: physical ability test, written exam, oral interview, EVOC certification, obtain/retain all certifications/licenses required by TN. Safety Sensitive: drug testing. Physical Requirements: detailed physical demands. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics: list of knowledge, skills, abilities. Thus we can assign: - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications (age, education, license, certifications, driver's license). Could also include safety sensitive? Might be part of requirements but we can put under Requirements as a note. - Qualifications: Additional Requirements (physical ability test, written exam, oral interview, EVOC certification, obtain/retain certifications). Also maybe safety sensitive? But safety sensitive is more about testing; could be part of Requirements. - Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics (knowledge, skills, abilities). Use
    • for each bullet? The text is a paragraph with semicolons. We could break into list items. - About the role: description of EMS role, call system, contact info, emergency response, 24/72 shift schedule. - Responsibilities: Essential Functions list. - Pay: base hours and overtime pay rate. - Schedule: shift schedule details, hours subject to modification, holidays/weekends, irregular hours, possible extension. We must not create Benefits section because no info. We must ensure we don't leave empty sections. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Let's craft. First, About the role:

      Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is responsible for rapid and efficient response to crises, disasters, or public emergencies. The agency maintains a call system to store contact information and mobilize staff. All employees must keep their contact information current and be accessible for emergency mobilization. During a public emergency, all staff are required to respond when a mobilization call is made, and work hours may be modified to meet community needs. This position follows a 24/72 shift schedule.

      That seems to capture all. Now Responsibilities: essential functions list. We need to extract each task from the ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS paragraph. The paragraph: "Stands by in readiness to respond to emergencies during a 24-hour tour of duty; responds to emergency calls; assesses situation and need for assistance; determines most effective method of emergency treatment; applies advanced life support or other appropriate treatment to victim(s)/patient(s); administers drugs; undertakes appropriate invasive procedures; advises hospital personnel of situation; transports injured or ill to hospital for treatment. Maintains records and files; maintains and re-supplies vehicle; identifies needs for additional/replacement supplies and equipment; undertakes continuous training; works with public, medical professionals and others to educate and advise of the role, capabilities and responsibilities of a paramedic. Performs other related duties as assigned." We can split by semicolons and periods. Let's create list items: - Stands by in readiness to respond to emergencies during a 24-hour tour of duty - Responds to emergency calls - Assesses situation and need for assistance - Determines most effective method of emergency treatment - Applies advanced life support or other appropriate treatment to victim(s)/patient(s) - Administers drugs - Undertakes appropriate invasive procedures - Advises hospital personnel of situation - Transports injured or ill to hospital for treatment - Maintains records and files - Maintains and re-supplies vehicle - Identifies needs for additional/replacement supplies and equipment - Undertakes continuous training - Works with public, medical professionals and others to educate and advise of the role, capabilities and responsibilities of a paramedic - Performs other related duties as assigned That's all. Now Requirements (minimum qualifications): - Must be at least nineteen (19) years of age at the time of application - Possess the equivalent of a high school diploma - Possess a current TN Paramedic License or be Nationally Registered and eligible for Tennessee licensure prior to employment - Possess current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and either International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) or equivalent trauma training - Must possess a valid driver’s license, Class D in Tennessee, or the equivalent from the employee’s state of residence We could also include safety sensitive note? Might be part of Requirements but we can add as a note: "This position is safety sensitive and subject to drug and alcohol testing per 49 CFR Part 40." But that is more about testing; maybe better to put under Requirements as a note. But we have a separate Qualifications section for additional requirements; we could put safety sensitive under Requirements as a note. Let's include: - This position is designated as “safety sensitive” under 49 CFR Part 40 (Department of Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policy) and is subject to drug and alcohol testing (post‑offer pre‑employment, reasonable cause, post‑accident, random, prior to return to duty after suspension, and follow‑up). Now Qualifications (additional requirements): - Must pass a physical ability test to determine ability to perform required physical job duties - Must pass a written exam determining medical knowledge and decision‑making abilities - Must pass an oral interview to evaluate poise, presentation and verbal skills - Must obtain and maintain certification in the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) provided by the County - Must obtain and retain all certifications and licenses required by the State of Tennessee We could also mention that the position requires regular and punctual attendance, in‑person work, may require work on holidays/weekends, irregular hours/shift work, possible extension of shift hours with short notice. But those are more about schedule/requirements; maybe they belong under Schedule or Requirements. We'll handle them under Schedule. Now Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities, other characteristics): We need to parse the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics paragraph