Fire Paramedic Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age at the time of hire.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Vocational or technical Paramedic training.
• At least one year of experience in a related field.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Free of felony convictions or sufficient misdemeanor convictions to evidence a pattern.
• Successful completion of written and oral examinations and a background check, including criminal and credit history.
• Ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the position.
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory seven-year driving history, with no DUI convictions or excessive violations.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in essential job functions and learn, comprehend, and apply City and departmental policies, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to coordinate, manage, and correlate data and use judgment in determining operational timing, sequence, and strategy.
• Ability to influence and work with others, lead a work unit, coordinate activities, and review work.
• Ability to operate and control equipment, machinery, tools, or materials requiring complex or rapid adjustments.
• Ability to use reference and advisory information, including emergency medical treatment laws, medical protocols, fire procedures, codes, ordinances, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and calculate decimals and percentages; basic algebraic and geometric operations may also be required.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity when evaluating information against subjective or sensory criteria.
• Ability to exert heavy physical effort, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds; occasional handling of objects weighing 100 pounds or more.
• Ability to meet sensory and communication requirements, including perceiving colors, sounds, odors, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals, and communicating orally.

Responsibilities

• Assess each call situation and determine an appropriate course of action using progressive Paramedic protocols.
• Use Paramedic skills, medical equipment, and procedures—including defibrillators, EKG monitors, oxygen and suction devices, and intravenous fluids—to provide advanced medical care.
• Communicate with patients and their loved ones, providing information and reassurance about the care being provided.
• Act as Paramedic team leader and take responsibility for scene and unit management as needed.
• Drive the ambulance on 911 responses.
• Work professionally and collaboratively with allied health and public safety personnel and fellow Paramedics.
• Participate in community programs to maintain Atlanta Fire Rescue’s image and establish strong community relations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits
• Varying job assignments with advancement potential