Paramedic or CCP

Salaries have 8 steps depending on experience in the level of care.

• Paramedic salaries are $30-36 per hour plus applicable differentials
• Critical Care Paramedic salaries are $36-44 per hour
• Hourly clinical employees also receive applicable differentials such as night, weekend, degree held, etc. 

SAFETY

1. Safety Culture: The Paramedic will lead by example to ensure that all activities performed while on duty at BRS are done in a manner to ensure the safety of BRS personnel, our patients, and the community. This includes attitude toward safety such as, but not limited to: vehicle safety, OSHA compliance, scene management, routine facilities maintenance, etc.

2. Quality Assurance – Readiness: Ensures that in-service vehicles, supplies, and equipment have been thoroughly checked by all BRS personnel. Ensures that all reported discrepancies are corrected at the earliest possible time. Documents and reports discrepancies to the appropriate supervisory officer.

ETHICAL CONDUCT

3. Work Attitude: The Paramedic will: take the initiative to complete work assignments without prompting; exert maximum effort and serve as a role model for coworkers; demonstrate persistence during the performance of daily duties; bring a high level of energy to job performance; and maintain an optimistic demeanor during job performance.

4. Acting with Integrity: The Paramedic will: aim to reduce waste in daily operations; follow all appropriate ethical standards in the workplace; consistently act honestly and display the highest level of integrity; be accountable and accept personal responsibility for her or his own actions; and understand the importance of ethical behavior in the face of adversity or contrary public opinion.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE

5. Communication: The Paramedic will understand the importance of effective communication with key stakeholders including but not limited to: coworkers, patients, customers, other emergency responders, dispatching personnel, healthcare professionals, the public, etc.

6. Problem Solving: The Paramedic will: use current information to make educated decisions; have a basic understanding of how analytical decision are made to help ensure clinical and operational excellence; be able to concentrate and use information gathering skills to make immediate coherent decisions; and have basic knowledge of all reasonable job functions of all other field providers.

7. Executing Tasks – Response: The Paramedic will respond to all requests in a timely and efficient manner. Response to emergency assignments with an “out of chute” time of 120 seconds from dispatch to unit response. For medical transports and interfacility transports, arrival to the patient’s location (floor, residence, etc.) five (5) minutes or more early.

8. Executing Tasks – Patient Care: The Paramedic will provide excellent patient care based upon: knowledge of current EMS district and/or state protocols and QA/QI initiatives; internal BRS benchmarks; and evidence-based medicine or best practices.

9. Quality Assurance – Documentation: The Paramedic will take the initiative to complete and review their own patient care and billing documentation for completeness and accuracy prior to the end of every shift worked. Measured by documented random sampling of shift documentation, documentation noted to be incomplete by the business office or other QA personnel.

10. Quality Improvement – Competency & Education: The Paramedic will complete knowledge, psychomotor, and affective domain education assignments, simulation programs (simple or high-fidelity), and other programs as assigned by BRS, Vermont EMS District 12, and the Vermont Department of Health Office of EMS and Injury Prevention in a timely fashion.

11. Managing Significant Incidents: Responds to multi-patient incidents and serves as an officer in the Incident Command System depending on the complexity and jurisdiction of the response.

COMMUNITY FOCUSED

12. Civic Responsibility: The Paramedic will: understand the value of giving within the community; understand the balance of success of the organization with that of society and maintains focus on doing what is in the best interest of the patient first and foremost; set a good example for coworkers and consistently behave in accordance with law and policy; and understand that patient advocacy is important to the organization.

13. Social Knowledge: The Paramedic will understand the importance of cultural diversity; have rudimentary knowledge of cultural relationships and geographical layout within the BRS area including local history; understand various cultural and religious perspectives on ethics and be prepared to act in accordance with beliefs that may differ from their personal perspective; understand the laws and regulations that apply to the daily operation of the organization and ensure that the organization maintains appropriate compliance.

PRIDE

14. Work Habits & Attitudes: The Paramedic will take the initiative to complete the job at hand without prompting including but not limited to: all patient care assignments; general custodial and housekeeping duties; vehicle cleanliness; initiative to handle routine and special projects; and accomplish other BRS duties as assigned by a Field Supervisor, Managing EMS Officer (Director), or the Executive Director.

15. Motivating Others: The Paramedic will understand the importance of: her or his role as a clinical team member within the organization; and of organizational goals and objectives and ensure all coworkers understand the same.

16. Learning: The Paramedic will demonstrate the importance of: developing good learning strategies; maintaining a level of intellectual curiosity; continuous learning; and seeking feedback regarding personal performance to continuously grow.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. The position requires significant physical strength and dexterity and the ability to function in very adverse environments with exposure to numerous safety risks typically found at emergency scenes. The following guidelines are used to describe the frequency of activities in this position of a typical work day:

Prospective and existing employees are evaluated on their ability to perform the following tasks:

1. Certification/Licensure:

• NREMT Paramedic certification
• Vermont EMS paramedic licensure or eligibility (NREMT Paramedic required for VT license)
• Preferred criteria include VT EMS critical care paramedic eligible (UMBC CCEMTP or IBSC FP-C or CCP-C)
• Valid Driver’s License
• Valid AHA or ARC BLS Provider CPR
• Valid AHA or ARC ACLS
• Preferred criteria include PALS or PEPP or EPC, ITLS or PHTLS certification

2. Education: 

• Possession of a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
• Preferred criteria include: associate, bachelor, or graduate level degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary educational institution.

3. Length of Service: Minimum of 1 year of experience as a field EMS provider (EMT, AEMT, and/or paramedic). Preferred criteria include 2 or more years of experience as a field provider at the AEMT or paramedic level

4. Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Specifically: Ability to clearly communicate in English.  Ability to generate patient care reports, utilize word processing and spreadsheet software to prepare letters, memo, and reports. Preferred criteria include the ability to use the Microsoft Office or similar software.
• Ability to identify and operate within the incident management system.
• Possession of IS 5, 100, 200, 700, & 800. Preferred criteria include successful completion of ICS 300 and/or ICS 400.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Prospective and existing employees are evaluated on their ability to perform the following tasks: