Paramedic

Overview

Orange County Fire Rescue Department (OCFRD) is currently hiring State of Florida certified civilian Paramedics. Candidates currently enrolled in paramedic school, with projected graduation date, are also encouraged to apply. This is an outstanding opportunity to join the elite team at OCFRD, one of the fastest growing Fire Rescue organizations in the country and a department that offers vast opportunities for personnel.

Here at Orange County, we are proud to serve the public with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Our innovative policies, advanced technologies and dedicated personnel deliver life‑saving services that affect Central Florida, save lives and shape the future of our community. Civilian Paramedics at OCFRD are responsible for the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) of others and must be able to provide quick, competent and compassionate care to patients, while often working under strenuous circumstances and operating as part of a team.

Civilian paramedics work under the general supervision of a Lieutenant, with considerable independence that requires discretion, sound judgment, and initiative. All OCFRD personnel are held to the highest standards of organizational values, with an expectation to provide the best quality patient care and service, while helping to foster positive community relations. Civilian paramedics that desire to be become a certified Firefighter Paramedic will be sponsored by the department to attend Firefighter minimum standards.

This is specialized work in the protection of life through emergency services to the citizens and visitors of Orange County. Day‑to‑day functions depend on the quick reaction and competent care to citizens. An employee in this position is responsible for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) of others. Work is performed under the general supervision of a Lieutenant with considerable independence requiring discretion, sound judgment, and initiative while being committed to organizational values and providing on‑target customer service and positive community relations.

• Responds to emergencies and performs basic and advanced life support functions.
• Performs emergency medical services on persons injured or ill according to National, State, and Departmental guidelines.
• Documents patient's care according to specific policies. Demonstrate awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Transports patients to emergency medical facility, reports observations and actions to emergency medical staff, and may provide additional emergency treatment.
• Replaces used supplies and checks equipment after transport, decontaminates the interior emergency vehicle if patient had a contagious disease, and immediately reports case to the proper authorities.
• Provides extensive pre‑hospital care such as administer drugs orally and intravenously, interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs); perform endotracheal intubation, and use monitors and other complex equipment.
• Provides patient care at the scene of emergencies and in route to medical facility. Assesses a patient's condition and manages respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies.
• Performs routine inspections of personal safety equipment in order to ensure equipment is in optimum condition and promptly notifies superiors of deficiencies.
• Attends classroom and drill ground training sessions in order to continuously update knowledge and skills required for effective work performance.
• Communicates and interacts with co‑workers and/or the public either collectively or on a person‑to‑person level to receive emergency instructions or relay emergency information.
• Participates in Public Relations activities such as school demonstrations, safety demonstrations, etc., to promote the image of the Department as a public safety provider in the community.
• Performs clean‑up and janitorial duties in stations to maintain a clean working and living environment.
• Operates Fire Rescue Department emergency vehicles as required.
• Performs other duties,…