Paramedics. Each member holding paramedic certification will be compensated for off duty time to attend in-house continuing education as outlined in the Labor-Management Agreement, Article XI, Section 2,A.(6). Each member holding paramedic certification shall be given the opportunity to earn a minimum of 36 hours of overtime pay per calendar year, for in-house Paramedic Continuing Education. The member may elect to take overtime pay as compensatory time. In- house Paramedic Continuing Education must be approved by the Fire Chief or his designee.
Paramedics. All personnel maintaining current Paramedic/EMT-Advanced certification in the State of Nevada shall receive compensation equivalent to 6% of base pay, included in each bi-weekly payroll.
Paramedics. (Percentage as stated in Appendix A.2)
Paramedics. All Firefighters and Lieutenants who are Department Protocoled Paramedics shall receive the fifteen (15%) percent assignment pay and shall be required to function as Paramedics. Driver Operators, who are Department Protocoled Paramedics, shall receive ten (10%) percent Paramedic assignment. Captains who are Department Protocoled Paramedics shall receive ten (10%) percent Paramedic assignment pay. Department Protocoled Paramedics assigned to Station 81 (ARFF) shall be eligible for ARFF assignment pay and ARFF Driver Pay (paid only when performing as a driver on a daily basis), in addition to the Paramedic assignment pay described above. Department Protocoled Paramedics assigned to the Bureau of Safety Services who also possess a current State Fire Safety Inspector certification shall be eligible to receive Fire Prevention (with full-time Fire Safety Inspector certification) pay, in addition to the Paramedic assignment pay described above. Probationary Paramedics who utilize extended leave shall have their fifteen (15%) percent Paramedic pay removed from their base pay for the period of their extended leave. Upon return to duty from extended leave, the employee shall be eligible to again receive fifteen (15%) percent Paramedic pay.
Paramedics. 49.1 No more than 40 percent of the total available support paramedics shall be assigned to any one shift. If the support paramedics must be balanced between shifts, it will be accomplished pursuant to the Routine Operations Policies and Procedures Manual (XXXX).
Paramedics. Each employee licensed by the State of California, accredited by the County of Santa Xxxxx and assigned to front line or support paramedic duty as a paramedic shall be eligible for paramedic premium pay.
5.4.1 Paramedic premium pay for front line paramedics shall be an amount equal to twelve percent (12%) of top step firefighter base biweekly pay for each pay period in which the employee is entitled to receive a salary.
5.4.2 Paramedic premium pay for support paramedics shall be an amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of top step firefighter base biweekly pay for each pay period in which the employee is entitled to receive a salary. Employees who are assigned support paramedic duties on or after May 1, 2007, shall receive paramedic premium pay in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of top step firefighter base biweekly pay for each pay period in which the employee is entitled to receive a salary.
5.4.2.1 The City may assign up to a maximum of one-hundred forty-seven (147) support paramedics. If a support paramedic fails to complete the required number of patient contact reports in any given calendar quarter, he or she shall not receive Support Paramedic premium pay until the beginning of the first payroll pay period after he or she completes at least three (3) patient contact reports in a calendar quarter.
5.4.3 Paramedic premium pay shall commence with the first full pay period following meeting all of the requirements in section 5.4 above. However, if all requirements are met on the first Sunday or Monday of a pay period, premium pay will begin in that pay period.
5.4.4 Paramedic premium pay shall not be considered “compensation” for the purpose of computing retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.36.020(C) of the City of San Xxxx Municipal Code.
5.4.5 If the performance or behavior of a front-line or support paramedic is under investigation by the Fire Department or City Medical Director, the employee shall be removed from paramedic duties during the investigation, however, paramedic premium pay will not be suspended until the investigation is complete. If the investigation results in findings of misconduct, the employee will be removed from the paramedic program. Paramedic premium pay will immediately cease, and premium pay paid from the date the employee was unassigned from the City’s paramedic program will be collected from the employee.
5.4.6 The Department reserves the right to assign up to one Support Paramedic position...
Paramedics. In lieu of mandatory, allow Lieutenant/Paramedic to fill PLU vacancy.
Paramedics a. The City and the Union recognize the desirability of providing paramedic-level medical services to the residents of the City and for the benefit of its employees.
Paramedics. 1. Initial paramedic instruction and required internship;
2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), complete course every two years;
3. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), complete course every two years;
4. Biannual refresher training as required by the National Registry of Paramedics for maintenance of national registry certification;
5. Continuing Medical Education (CME) as required by the State; and
6. Training deemed necessary by the City’s physician sponsor.
Paramedics. Paramedics in Moosonee will receive a retention incentive of $3500 after 2080 regular hours of service, $4500 after 4160 regular hours of service, $5500 after 6240 regular hours of service, and $5500 for each subsequent 2080 hours of regular service thereafter.
