What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time Paramedic position at City of Victoria TX?
Job Summary
The Victoria Fire Department is searching for Paramedics (Part-Time). The successful candidate will respond to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, medical emergencies and other calls to protect life and property. Will operate and maintain all necessary medical equipment to provide patient care. Participates in fire prevention, training, station and equipment maintenance activities. Responsible for safely driving and operating assigned apparatus to and from emergency scenes and leads medical crew in the treatment and transport of patients.
The Victoria Fire Department strives to provide the highest possible level of service to everyone who lives in, works in or visits Victoria. Our highly trained and dedicated group of firefighters have a passion for helping others and pride themselves on providing our community with fire, medical and rescue services.
Our mission as the Victoria Fire Department is to Preserve Life and Property with a Dedicated and Caring Service.
This position is non-exempt. Hours worked cannot exceed 120/month or 1,000 hours/calendar year.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
Employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear; taste or smell. Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, co-peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee regularly works in outside weather. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places; occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. Possibility of severe injury or loss of life when at emergency scenes. Noise level is usually moderate.
Required Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Are you 18 or older?
Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?
Do you have a valid Driver's License?
Do you possess a TDSHS or National Registry Paramedic Certification?
Do you have atleast 24 hours of college coursework?
Employer City of Victoria
Address 702 N. Main Street - 700 Main Center
Suite 120
Victoria, Texas, 77901
Phone 361-485-3500
The Victoria Fire Department is searching for Paramedics (Part-Time). The successful candidate will respond to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, medical emergencies and other calls to protect life and property. Will operate and maintain all necessary medical equipment to provide patient care. Participates in fire prevention, training, station and equipment maintenance activities. Responsible for safely driving and operating assigned apparatus to and from emergency scenes and leads medical crew in the treatment and transport of patients.
The Victoria Fire Department strives to provide the highest possible level of service to everyone who lives in, works in or visits Victoria. Our highly trained and dedicated group of firefighters have a passion for helping others and pride themselves on providing our community with fire, medical and rescue services.
Our mission as the Victoria Fire Department is to Preserve Life and Property with a Dedicated and Caring Service.
This position is non-exempt. Hours worked cannot exceed 120/month or 1,000 hours/calendar year.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
- Operate heavy motor equipment at maximum operating efficiency consistent with needs, safety, and mechanical limitations of the equipment.
- Work cooperatively with other City employees and the public.
- Administer emergency care at heights greater than ten feet.
- Responsible for carrying trauma bags/cardiac monitor and/or other equipment weighing 20-50 pounds for short distances (up to 20 feet or more) to the emergency scene from the ambulance or fire truck.
- Communicate orally with customers in face-to-face one-on-one settings.
- Tolerate extreme fluctuations in temperature while performing job duties.
- Work for long periods of time, requiring sustained physical activity and intense concentration.
- React and make critical decisions during emergency situations and display proper judgement.
- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
- Bend or stoop repeatedly or continually over time to perform emergency medical services, or perform duties on the emergency scene.
- Perform duties requiring lifting and transporting patients from emergency scenes to ambulance/hospital. Includes use of backboard with straps and may require transporting patients from various heights. May need to lift; push; pull weight up to 150 pounds.
- Performs training to understand apparatus limitations related to apparatus response.
- Identify critical incident scene safety factors and address them appropriately.
- Understand and operate within the Incident Management System.
- Use personal protective clothing and equipment to prevent exposure to hazardous materials and infectious diseases.
- Observe or monitor people's behavior to assess patient condition.
- Able to function and exercise judgement in stabilizing the victim when out of contact with the physician. Formal protocols (standing orders) may be established by medical command and must be followed by the EMT-P in these situations.
- Administer intravenous fluids and drugs, including narcotics. Perform airway management, including intubation and suctioning. Direct the proper transport of the victim.
- Maintain proper records of EMS activities.
- Maintain physical fitness standards as established by the department.
- May be required to obtain other specialized training to meet the needs of the department.
- Perform additional primary duties and essential functions that may be identified by the Fire Chief or designee.
Employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear; taste or smell. Employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, co-peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee regularly works in outside weather. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places; occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. Possibility of severe injury or loss of life when at emergency scenes. Noise level is usually moderate.
Required Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- High School diploma or equivalent
- 24 hours of college preferred
- Previous Medic experience preferred
- Valid Driver License
- Texas department of State Health Services (DSHS) EMT-Paramedic Certification
- Paramedic STEP Program and Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) within timeline established by the department
- Driving record that meets City standards
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
- Know the location of streets, fire alarm boxes, fire hydrants, and types of building construction in the city along with medical protocols
- Know the rules and regulations of the fire department
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Operate mechanical and automative EMS equipment
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public
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Are you 18 or older?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a High School Diploma or GED?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a valid Driver's License?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess a TDSHS or National Registry Paramedic Certification?
- I possess a TDSHS Paramedic Certification
- I possess a National Registry Paramedic Certification
- I do not hold either a TDSHS or National Registry Paramedic Certification
Do you have atleast 24 hours of college coursework?
- Yes
- No
Employer City of Victoria
Address 702 N. Main Street - 700 Main Center
Suite 120
Victoria, Texas, 77901
Phone 361-485-3500
