- Salary
- $27+/hr
- Location
- Greenville, NC, NC, US
- Type
- Part-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Experience
- 18+ years
- Education
- High School
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
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Greenville Fire/Rescue is seeking experienced professionals to serve as Part-time Paramedics for our department. This position will provide supervision of basic and advanced life support procedures relevant to pre-hospital emergency care on EMS units.
Join the professionals committed to serving the diverse needs of our community through high-quality responses to a full range of emergency services, outreach, and prevention programs. We have 7 stations city-wide and hold the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
Work schedule assignment options may include 10 hour weekdays, 12 hour days or nights, and 24 hour shifts. Start times of 8:00am or 8:00 pm. Weekend or evening hours for special events may be included.
Part-time paramedics are required to work a minimum of two shifts per calendar month in order to remain in the staffing pool.
Part-time staff may work no more than 999 hours in any 12-month period. Third-party contracted events (e.g. football games) do not count toward the 999-hour limit.
This is a continuous posting and may close at any time.
- Performs as lead clinician on the emergency scene;
- Acts as lead personnel on ambulance during emergency calls and during patient transport;
- Interprets cardiac rhythms using advanced diagnostic equipment;
- Maintains and inventories paramedic level medications routinely;
- Provides basic and advanced life support procedures using standard order protocols;
- Interviews patients and bystanders to determine the nature of the emergency;
- Interviews and assesses patients for injury and illness;
- Lifts and carries equipment, stretchers, and patients;
- Takes and records vital signs and enters data into electronic databases, and communicates with emergency providers;
- Communicates with hospital personnel as required;
- Documents all patient care by department standards;
- Participates in educational activities and accident prevention activities;
- Presents safety and preventive care information to schools and community organizations;
- Performs inventory on supplies along with restocking after each emergency and non-emergency response;
- Provides occasional supervision of assistants, seasonal employees, interns, volunteers, or temporary employees;
- Maintains medical and vehicle equipment in good working order, along with making minor repairs to equipment;
- Cleans emergency vehicles and evaluates operational readiness;
- Maintains station by cleaning, dusting, mopping, sweeping, and vacuuming;
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
• High school diploma or GED required; and
•One year as a functioning field paramedic.
Required Certifications:
• North Carolina state certified Paramedic or ability to obtain by reciprocity.
Preferred Completed Training:
• NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
Additional Requirements:
All applicants must:
• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Have a valid driver's license and a safe driving record;
• Be a United States citizen or a non-citizen who can provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States;
• Be of good moral character;
• Possess the mental, physical, and medical health to perform the duties of a Paramedic;
• Be highly motivated with an interest in the emergency services field.
- Boarded to practice as a Paramedic in Pitt County by the Medical Director or able to obtain within one month from date of employment.
- This is a part-time position, working on an as needed basis.
Skills
Patient Care
