Full-Time Firefighter Paramedic

Firefighter Paramedic

The person in this position works under direction to help ensure the safety of and care for all citizens and visitors of the Orange Beach jurisdiction. Provide life and property conservation by rendering basic and advanced life support to individuals of injury, illness, accidents and fire / rescue emergencies. Supervises all patient care on scenes and assists in training and evaluation of other medical personnel. Provide firefighting skills to include suppression, search, rescue and overhaul. Maintain license and proficiency through training and study. Handle documentation of medical records, call log, reports and inventory. Maintain equipment, general medical supplies and cleaning of the same. Restock emergency vehicles for next call.

Supervisory responsibilities : None

Essential functions :

Patient Care

Performs patient care under state and physician protocol / orders to victims of an emergency, be it fire, accident, natural disaster, or general illness.

Provides basic life support to include :

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Control of bleeding
• Treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, head injuries, gastrointestinal and genitourinary injuries, medical emergencies, childbirth and pediatric problems, psychological, environmental injuries; and bandaging.

Provides advanced life support to include :

Communicates with Medical Director and emergency room nurses to coordinate treatment and continuation of care for patients, as well as communication with transporting agencies; fire communication center; police officials and air medical transport units.

Prepares patient for transport to appropriate medical facilities.

Documents incidents to include incident description, treatment and disposition.

Maintains equipment for readiness for next call, to include, cleaning, restocking and overall preparedness.

Fire Fighting

Supervision / Miscellaneous

Training

Maintains Required Paramedic License (Credentialing). Maintains State Firefighter Certification. Participates in review and critique of pre-hospital run reports with Medical Control Physician each month.

Miscellaneous

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Qualifications :

Education, Experience and Certifications :

Physical demands :

The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing of tall ladders, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, and defending oneself or another from a physical attack. See well enough drive, read, and operate equipment. Hear well enough to receive orders and information via radio or telephone. Speak well enough to be heard under adverse conditions, communicate by radio or telephone, and address small groups. The body movement or mobility to perform rescue and fire ground activities, meet physical requirements of a Firefighter Paramedic and perform day-to-day activities.

Work environment :

The work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environmental stress which require a range of safety and other precaution, e.g., working at heights under extreme outdoor weather conditions, subject to possible physical attack or mob conditions, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.

Note : Statements included in this job description are intended to reflect in general the duties and responsibilities of this classification and are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties, which are not specifically included.