EMS Coordinator

*Only Augusta Fire Department Employees are eligible to apply as Internal Candidates*

Responsible for the management and coordination of all Emergency Medical Services activities for the Augusta Fire Department.  Monitors the quality improvement process and seeks to continually improve the provision of Emergency Medical Services.
 

• Develops, teaches, and evaluates curriculum related to departmental operations, and emergency medical techniques.  Responsible for providing EMS support and instruction to all personnel including legal liabilities, certifications, health issues, logistics, protocol, procedure, guideline development, and incident support.
• Responds to and provides necessary medical oversight on mass casualty incidents and multiple patient scenes.
• Responds to other medical and public assist incidents on a regular basis to maintain expertise and provide necessary oversight.  May respond to and assist in the management of fire and hazardous materials incidents if so qualified.
• Maintains QI trend files, investigates EMS related incidents as needed, monitors WI sentinel and frequency indicators, provides coaching and counseling related to performance.
• Acts as liaison with other EMS agencies and provides assistance to those who use or anticipate using the services or EMS.
• Coordinates and trains on the provision of EMS programs within the department and with outside agencies and organizations including representing the Department at political meetings, civic organizations, schools, and various group presentations.
• Prepares and administers an EMS budget.  Ensures that the program operates in a cost effective, efficient manner.
• Determines, develops, and suggests modifications or revisions to EMS program.
• Develops and oversees contracts for EMS equipment preventive maintenance, supply and physicians. Develops and implements programs aimed at EMS public education and prevention.
• Undertakes long-term planning for EMS services and EMS Prevention, and provides support to line personnel directly or indirectly.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

• Experience in EMS and Training program development and preparation of responses to competitive bid for ambulance service highly preferred.
• Experience working with local and state governments of matters relating to ambulance and emergency service planning and regulation preferred.

• Paramedic License 
• CPR Instructor License
  ACLS Instructor License
• EMT Instructor level II or III License within 12 months, 
• Paramedic Instructor License(preferred)
• Possession of a valid driver's license with good driving history.  If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information, following a prescribed plan requiring the exercise of some judgment. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.
• Human Interaction:  Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
• Equipment:   Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal:  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Math:  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning:  Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning:   Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Physical Abilities:  Tasks require the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and climbing ladders, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements:  Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors:  Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, fire, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, traffic hazards, bright and dim lights, toxic agents, animal and wildlife attacks, animal and human bites, explosives, or rude and irate customers. 

Salary : $59,820