Paramedic/Firefighter

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC)•Prior Lake, MN

93d

About The Position

The Paramedic/Firefighter provides high-level emergency medical care, with a focus on ambulance transport, within the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and surrounding partner agencies. The role responds to fires within the community and to state mutual-aid partners, and supports fire-suppression preplanning and community disaster response. Additional duties include assisting the shift captain in maintaining a high level of operational readiness.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Current state or nationally equivalent Paramedic (NRP) certification.
Ability to obtain IFSAC Firefighter II qualification certification.
Ability to obtain Haz-Mat operations certification.
Valid State of Minnesota driver’s license.
Ability to satisfactorily perform the department’s daily physical fitness requirements.
Ability to work across a wide range of temperatures, including excessive heat and subzero conditions.
Proficiency in maintaining safety while handling potential fumes, chemicals, odors, and noise.
Physical ability to perform required job duties, with or without accommodations.
Ability to handle and lift up to 150 pounds as needed.
Ability to bend, squat, crawl, kneel, twist, pull, and push.

Responsibilities

Provide front-line emergency medical response and care.
Transport patients by ambulance within the community and for surrounding partner agencies.
Respond to fire calls within the community and with state mutual-aid partners.
Assist with fire-suppression preplanning within the community.
Respond to community disasters.
Assist the shift captain in maintaining operational readiness.