Common use of Paramedic Program Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Program. 6.10.1 Firefighter/Paramedics with county certification assigned to ALS service (minimum one per apparatus plus 2 additional per shift) shall receive education pay equal to 11% of their base pay. Firefighter/Paramedics may request to de-certify as assigned Paramedics if it will not bring the total number of Firefighter/Paramedics below the minimum. Firefighter/Paramedics with state certification shall receive education pay equal to 3% of base pay and is only available to the three employees who had been receiving it that were hired prior to 2012. This education pay shall be eliminated at the retirement or separation of the current three employees that are eligible to receive it. 6.10.2 Captain/Paramedics shall not normally be assigned to ALS service or be included in the required number of Firefighter/Paramedics. Captain/Paramedics who maintain county certification shall receive education pay equal to 8% of their base pay. Captain/Paramedics shall be required to provide ALS service when there is an insufficient number of Firefighter/Paramedics on duty. In the event staffing levels are high enough that there is not a need to hire back personnel AND there are not enough Firefighter/Paramedics on duty to meet the requirement of one Paramedic per ALS company, on duty Captain/Paramedics shall be used to meet the one Paramedic per ALS company requirement. To meet daily staffing needs, on duty Firefighter/Paramedics shall be moved as necessary. To meet staffing needs due to long-term vacancies, Firefighter/Paramedics shall be reassigned to maintain a balance between the shifts and provide one Firefighter/Paramedic per ALS Company. During the bidding process, Captain/Paramedics will not be considered as filling the Paramedic requirement of one Paramedic per ALS Company.