Fire Fighter Paramedics. Lateral candidates will be permitted to submit applications of interest when there is an insufficient number of qualified applicants for the Fire Fighter Paramedic position from the NEKC Consortium at the conclusion of the testing process, or an unexpected vacancy occurs after paramedic school begins precluding the use of the current established list. The lateral candidate pre-testing qualifications will include Paramedics who have successfully completed the University of Washington paramedic training program and are currently certified as ALS providers in Washington State. The selection process of lateral candidates will include the Assessment Center, Interview #1, and Final Interview components of the testing process previously laid out for Fire Fighter Paramedic in Article 12, Section B. When a Fire Fighter Paramedic lateral hiring list is established it will have an expiration date on January 1st of the following year.
Fire Fighter Paramedics. 18.1 All new entry level employees hired on and after the ratification date of the agreement succeeding the agreement which expired June 30, 1997 must obtain certification by the State of Michigan as Basic-EMTs at the City’s expense before the end of their probationary period and keep this certification current. Employees hired after 8/26/86 but before the above cited ratification date may be required to obtain certification by the State of Michigan as Basic-EMTs. Any employee hired after 8/26/86 may be required to be trained at the City's expense to the Advanced-EMT level (Paramedic) and be certified by the State of Michigan and perform as a paramedic fire fighter for a minimum period of five years subject to the following paragraph. After serving five years as a paramedic, a paramedic may notify the Fire Chief in writing that he or she desires to cease the paramedic assignment. If there is an employee who is already trained as a paramedic and who is available to replace the paramedic, the paramedic may cease the paramedic assignment. If a replacement is not trained and available, the paramedic must remain in the paramedic assignment until a replacement is trained and available or until the paramedic has served an additional year as a paramedic, whichever is sooner. Any employee hired after January 21, 2005, who is not already certified by the State of Michigan as an Advanced-EMT may be required to be trained at the City’s expense to the Advanced-EMT level (Paramedic) and be certified by the State of Michigan and perform as a paramedic fire fighter for a minimum period of ten years. A paramedic fire fighter who promotes to lieutenant before performing ten years as a paramedic must serve the balance of ten years as a paramedic lieutenant. A paramedic fire fighter who becomes a drive-engineer, mechanic or inspector before performing ten years as a paramedic must maintain their paramedic license and serve the balance of ten years as a paramedic if the member returns to the position of fire fighter. After serving ten years as a paramedic, a paramedic may notify the Fire Chief in writing that he or she desired to cease the paramedic assignment. If there is an employee who is already trained as a paramedic and who is available to replace the paramedic, the paramedic may cease the paramedic assignment. If a replacement is not trained and available, the paramedic must remain in the paramedic assignment until a replacement is trained and available or until the par...
Fire Fighter Paramedics. In the event there is an insufficient number of fire fighter paramedic qualified applicants from the NEKC Consortium at the closing date of the application period, lateral candidates will be permitted to submit applications of interest. The lateral candidate qualifications would include Paramedics who have successfully completed the University of Washington paramedic training and are currently certified to practice ALS medicine within King County. For the purpose of hiring non-Redmond Fire Department employees who are selected as a result of the assignment process outlined in this Article XII, the Employer and Union shall agree on a Special Registry for submittal to the Civil Service Commission for final processing and hiring of the individuals selected. In the event there is an immediate need to hire Fire Fighters to be assigned as Paramedic(s) due to unexpected attrition and no current Fire Fighter with Paramedic Qualifications eligibility list exists, the Employer and Union will agree on a Special Registry for submittal to the Civil Service Commission for final processing, and the individuals hired form the Special Registry shall be assigned as Fire Fighter Paramedics. Fire Fighter Paramedics hired from the NEKC Consortium Department (NEKC Department) shall be granted seniority for all purposes based on their date of hire at the NEKC Department.
