Common use of Paramedic Program Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Program. a. For the term of this agreement, in recognition that ▇▇▇▇ Valley Paramedic Authority reimburses ▇▇▇▇ Valley Fire Department for the cost of the engine company paramedic program, State licensed, Marin County accredited Captain or Firefighter/ Paramedics who are designated and serving as a Paramedic on an engine company shall receive a professional pay differential equal to 11 percent of base salary. This differential shall be based on and added to the current step of the Captain or firefighter/paramedic. b. Personnel designated and serving as Firefighter/Paramedic shall be expected to continuously maintain their Marin County Paramedic Accreditation unless released from the requirement by the Department. A firefighter/paramedic, upon promotion to Captain, will no longer be eligible for paramedic incentive pay, used to fill minimum daily paramedic staffing, and will be responsible for maintaining his/her certification if he/she desires to continue to remain paramedic certified in Marin County. Individuals currently working as Captain/Paramedic prior to July 1, 2015 may continue to work as a paramedic, including minimum daily paramedic staffing. A Captain or Firefighter/Paramedic who wishes to drop the County certification and stop functioning as a Captain or Firefighter/Paramedic will only be allowed to do so at the time of designation of a new Firefighter/Paramedic or, with the approval of the Chief, for valid reasons and will no longer be eligible for professional pay differential. c. The Department will set as a minimum standard for Paramedics the possession of current certificates for PALS or equivalent, PHTLS or equivalent and ACLS. It will be the individual responsibility of each Paramedic to maintain these certifications and any others mandated by the State of California and/or the County of Marin. All such recertifications will be completed by each paramedic in a timely manner so that no portion of a certification or minimum standard lapses during the course of employment as a Firefighter/Paramedic by the ▇▇▇▇ Valley Fire Department. d. It is recognized that the maintenance of professional competency is the joint responsibility of the RVFD and each paramedic. The Department will allow each paramedic thirty two (32) hours per calendar year to maintain these skills. If the paramedic chooses to attend such skills maintenance on duty, then a replacement will be hired if needed. If the paramedic wishes to attend off duty, that person will be compensated at no more than eight hours of overtime per quarter.

Paramedic Program. a. For the term of this agreement, in recognition that ▇▇▇▇ Valley Paramedic Authority reimburses ▇▇▇▇ Valley Fire Department for the cost of the engine company paramedic program, State licensed, Marin County accredited Captain or Firefighter/ Paramedics who are designated and serving as a Paramedic on an engine company shall receive a professional pay differential equal to 11 percent of base salary. This differential shall be based on and added to the current step of the Captain or firefighter/paramedic. b. Personnel designated and serving as Firefighter/Paramedic shall be expected to continuously maintain their Marin County Paramedic Accreditation unless released from the requirement by the Department. A firefighter/paramedic, upon promotion to Captain, will no longer be eligible for paramedic incentive pay, used to fill minimum daily paramedic staffing, and will be responsible for maintaining his/her certification if he/she desires to continue to remain paramedic certified in Marin County. Individuals currently working as Captain/Paramedic prior to July 1, 2015 may continue to work as a paramedic, including minimum daily paramedic staffing. A Captain or Firefighter/Paramedic who wishes to drop the County certification and stop functioning as a Captain or Firefighter/Paramedic will only be allowed to do so at the time of designation of a new Firefighter/Paramedic or, with the approval of the Chief, for valid reasons and will no longer be eligible for professional pay differential. c. The Department will set as a minimum standard for Paramedics the possession of current certificates for PALS or equivalent, PHTLS or equivalent and ACLS. It will be the individual responsibility of each Paramedic to maintain these certifications and any others mandated by the State of California and/or the County of Marin. All such recertifications will be completed by each paramedic in a timely manner so that no portion of a certification or minimum standard lapses during the course of employment as a Firefighter/Paramedic by the ▇▇▇▇ Valley Fire Department. d. It is recognized that the maintenance of professional competency is the joint responsibility of the RVFD and each paramedic. The Department will allow each paramedic thirty two (32) hours per calendar year to maintain these skills. If the paramedic chooses to attend such skills maintenance on duty, then a replacement will be hired if needed. If the paramedic wishes to attend off duty, that person will be compensated at no more than eight hours of overtime per quarter. e. Firefighter/Paramedics attending training during the duration of this contract utilizing funding either from the Department or an outside entity will be expected to remain with the Department, utilizing these skills, for a period of no less than three years from date of accreditation by the County. In order to facilitate this, both management and labor, at accreditation, will agree upon the dollar amount for such training items as tuition, books, etc. invested in each student. If the Firefighter/Paramedic leaves the Department to work for another Department within the first year after accreditation, then the entire amount will become due and payable to the funding entity. If the Firefighter/Paramedic leaves the Department to work for another Department within the second year after accreditation, then two-thirds of the amount will become due and payable to the funding entity. If the Firefighter/Paramedic leaves the Department to work for another Department within the third year after accreditation, then one third of the amount will become due and payable to the funding entity. All such payments shall be on a prorated basis and be deducted from any final separation check. All personnel affected by this section will be required to sign a statement to the above stipulation prior to the entry into any such Paramedic program.

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