Special Operations Team Paramedics – Additional Training Sample Clauses

Special Operations Team Paramedics – Additional Training. ‌ In order to maintain clinical and operational proficiency and readiness, Special Operations Team paramedics will be subject to an enhanced initial and recurrent training program. Initial training initiatives will be based on the course and certification requirements to achieve necessary skill sets and will generally be delivered in a blended learning model. Following completion of initial training is completed in certain areas, maintenance of competency will be rolled into quarterly training and functional exercises. Continuing education and maintenance of proficiency for Special Operations paramedics will occur in blocks following a quarterly format that will provide the team with maintenance of competency, proficiency and assessed capability in areas of low frequency high acuity activities. The quarterly training will allow for continuous quality improvement through a regular training cycle that builds experience for the team and assesses operational capabilities with the goal of meeting the targeted capabilities list. Training related to Special Operations will be in addition to any regular clinical and operational training required of general duty paramedics. Training required for Special Operations Paramedics may be conducted on a regularly scheduled shift or on days of rest as required. When training is conducted on days of rest Special Operations paramedics will be compensated at 1.5 times regular pay. Special Operations continuing education will normally include 168 hours of training annually, allotted on a quarterly basis. Training hours may be modified to meet actual or potential needs, in consultation with the Union. The Union will not unreasonably deny such requests of the Company.