Firefighter-Paramedic

General Definition of Work
Performs difficult advanced technical work providing advanced life support and emergency medical treatment to sick and injured persons in a pre-hospital setting. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Chief. Continuous supervision is exercised over EMT.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Provides advanced life support services to the sick and injured, including driving ambulance, operating necessary equipment, assessing patient condition, providing appropriate treatment, relaying information to medical personnel, and safely transporting patient to medical facility.
• Communicates the status of the patient to other EMS providers and hospital staff; creates accurate and detailed records and/or reports for each EMS call; cleans and restocks ambulance and equipment following usage.
• Operates radio communication equipment and performs radio and pager checks on a daily basis.
• Cleans and provides general maintenance work in the routine upkeep of department facilities and equipment on a daily basis.
• Maintains inventory of station supplies and assists with the purchasing of supplies.
• Participates in developing and presenting public awareness and training programs.
• Assists in developing plans for special assignments.
• Assists the Chief in developing annual budget, assessing department needs related to staffing and equipment, materials, etc., as requested or directed.
• Performs other duties and activities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of paramedic care techniques, including EKG interpretation, cardiac monitor, defibrillator, IV therapy, advanced airway skills and drug administration; thorough knowledge of City, State, and Federal emergency medical service codes and regulations, modern EMS techniques, procedures, and equipment; working knowledge of mathematics; skill in use of personal computer; excellent public relation, organizational, personnel management, verbal and written communication skills; ability to operate all department vehicles and equipment; ability to verbally communicate the status of the patient to other EMS providers and hospital staff; ability to reassure patients and bystanders by working in a confident and efficient manner to accomplish required tasks; ability to read and interpret written, verbal, and diagnostic form instructions; ability to demonstrate good judgment and remain calm during high stress situations; ability to calculate weight and volume ratios and read small print under life threatening time constraints; ability to accurately discern street signs and addresses, interview patients, family members and bystanders, and record all relevant information in prescribed format; ability to establish good working relationships with employees, City officials, and the public; ability to demonstrate leadership, management, and technical skills through effective collaboration, team resources, progressive decision making, and personal responsibility; ability to be committed to the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the City of Bonner Springs; ability to obey and comply with all City ordinances and policies.

Education and Experience
Associates/Technical degree in emergency medical service technology, or related field, and considerable emergency medical experience in an ALS transport service, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting and climbing or balancing; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives, exposure to vibration and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Special Requirements
State certification in Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT) Paramedic, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Education of Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) upon hire.
CPR and Advanced Life Support certification training upon hire; Firefighter I and II and Haz Mat Awareness and Operations certification at time of application. 
Valid driver's license.

The individual must comply with the employer's random drug and alcohol testing requirements.