Paramedic

About the role

This job posting is for those interested in applying for a Paramedic position.

Responsibilities

• Responds to alarms as a member of a fire crew on such fire apparatus as pumper or water tank trucks;
• Connects, lays, and operates hose lines;
• Enters burning areas and structures with charged hose lines;
• Operates and climbs ladders;
• Makes forcible entry into buildings;
• Ventilates buildings;
• Uses hand tools and fire equipment to contain and suppress fire;
• Assists in rescue and salvage operations as a crew member of a rescue truck;
• Assists in making fire prevention inspections;
• Assists in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance and repair;
• Inspects, cleans and repairs fire hose and equipment, sharpens fire tools, paints equipment and buildings and performs minor construction work;
• Performs general housekeeping duties;
• Under close supervision, may operate motor vehicles on station premises and elsewhere in nonemergency situations for training purposes;
• May assist in the training of seasonal and volunteer fire fighters.

Requirements

Willingness to live and work in remote areas and on weekends and holidays, to remain on duty 24 hours a day, as required, distant visual acuity (Snellen) of not less than 20/100 without corrective lenses in each eye, separately corrected to not less than 20/40 in one eye with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity (Snellen) of at least 20/40 in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, color vision adequate to successfully perform the job as measured by the Ishihara Pseudo-Chromatic Plate Test or for persons failing the Ishihara, the Farnsworth D-15 Arrangement Test, hearing adequacy within speech frequencies (uncorrected), full use of both hands and both feet, physical strength and agility, weight in proportion to height, no more than a mild reaction to poison oak.

Qualifications

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

This classification is eligible for the following pay:

• $4978 - $6452 Base Salary (paid every month)
• $1777 - $2363 Extended Duty Week Compensation (paid every 4 weeks)
• $250 - $6000 Paramedic Bonus (paid every November; amount based on months worked)
• $85,837 – $114,143 Annual Compensation

In addition to the above pay items, employees are eligible for medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and may be eligible for other pay differentials.

Pay

$4,978.00 - $6,452.00 per Month

Schedule

Willingness to work nights, weekends or holidays.

Benefits

Medical benefits (health, dental, vision) and other pay differentials.