Common use of Paramedic Assignments Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Assignments. ‌ In accordance with Fire Department Standard Operating Policies, qualified Fire Engineers or Fire Captains promoted prior to October 1, 2013 and bargaining unit members holding the rank of Fire Fighter may fill paramedic assignments. 16.14.1.1 Effective October 9, 2013, Fire Fighter paramedics promoted to the rank of Fire Engineer or Fire Captain shall automatically forfeit paramedic premium pay if the Department has a Fire Fighter paramedic to fill the paramedic position. If the Department does not have a Fire Fighter paramedic to fill the paramedic position, the Fire Engineer or Fire Captain shall retain the paramedic premium pay until a qualified Fire Fighter paramedic fills the position. 16.14.1.2 Upon the completion of probation, after promotion, a paramedic may be released from the paramedic program contingent on adequate staffing within the paramedic program and the completion of probation of the replacement paramedic. A unit member hired prior to the effective date of this agreement and who possesses a Condition of Employment which does not include a “fire department discretion” clause shall retain the conditions for exiting the paramedic program as outlined in their individual Conditions of Employment. Conflicts over “adequate staffing” can be resolved through the staffing hardship process outlined in SOP 1.27. 16.14.1.3 Fire Captains promoted to their position prior to October 1, 2013 who fill a forty (40) hour administrative assignment have the right to return to paramedic status when they return to suppression. If the department is fully staffed with paramedics, the unit member returning from an administrative assignment will bump the lowest seniority paramedic and the lowest seniority paramedic will become available to be assigned as an acting paramedic.

Paramedic Assignments. ‌ In accordance with Fire Department Standard Operating Policies, qualified Fire Engineers or Fire Captains promoted prior to October 1, 2013 and bargaining unit members holding the rank of Fire Fighter may fill paramedic assignments. 16.14.1.1 16.15.1.1 Effective October 9, 2013, Fire Fighter paramedics promoted to the rank of Fire Engineer or Fire Captain shall automatically forfeit paramedic premium pay if the Department has a Fire Fighter paramedic to fill the paramedic position. If the Department does not have a Fire Fighter paramedic to fill the paramedic position, the Fire Engineer or Fire Captain shall retain the paramedic premium pay until a qualified Fire Fighter paramedic fills the position. 16.14.1.2 16.15.1.2 Upon the completion of probation, after promotion, a paramedic may be released from the paramedic program contingent on adequate staffing within the paramedic program and the completion of probation of the replacement paramedic. A unit member hired prior to the effective date of this agreement and who possesses a Condition of Employment which does not include a “fire department discretion” clause shall retain the conditions for exiting the paramedic program as outlined in their individual Conditions of Employment. Conflicts over “adequate staffing” can be resolved through the staffing hardship process outlined in SOP 1.27. 16.14.1.3 16.15.1.3 Fire Captains promoted to their position prior to October 1, 2013 who fill a forty (40) hour administrative assignment have the right to return to paramedic status when they return to suppression. If the department is fully staffed with paramedics, the unit member returning from an administrative assignment will bump the lowest seniority paramedic and the lowest seniority paramedic will become available to be assigned as an acting paramedic.