Paramedic

The City of Sun Prairie EMS Department is seeking Paramedics to fill one anticipated full-time vacancy and potential limited term employment (LTE) vacancies. This position provides direct staff support for EMS calls. Ensures the ambulances and equipment are clean inside and out and in optimum operating condition. Maintains supplies through an inventory-based system for use on the ambulance and at EMS facilities.

** Starting Salary:** Wage range reflects starting pay up to the 7 year step for lateral entry.

• Candidates must have been employed Full-Time as a paramedic with an agency in the state of Wisconsin (or another state that has passed Wisconsin DHS reciprocity requirements) who responded to 911 calls for a minimum of 3 years.
• New Hire Paramedics shall be granted under Article 13/Appendix A
  - Salaries/Wages, a starting wage up to seven (7) years of the Wage scale, based on their past full-time years of experience as a paramedic. Future pay increases will be based upon these prior years of experience combined with service as a full-time Paramedic of Sun Prairie Fire and EMS and will occur on their anniversary date.
• New Hire Paramedics shall be granted under Article 25-Vacation Leave, vacation time off based on their past full-time Paramedic years of experience not to exceed five (5) years' service. Future vacation increases will be based upon these prior years of experience combined with the service as a full-time Paramedic of Sun Prairie Fire and EMS and will occur on their anniversary date.
• It is understood that this service credit will play no role in establishing department seniority in any other circumstance that might utilize seniority as a determining factor. It will merely determine their vacation accrual rate upon hire.

• Responds quickly and safely to the scene of an accident or illness.
• Perform thorough patient assessments, determine nature and extent of illness or injuries, and establish priorities for emergency care.
• Render appropriate basic emergency care, such as opening and maintaining an airway, providing positive pressure ventilations, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, controlling bleeding, treating for shock, immobilizing fractures and dislocations, assisting with childbirth, managing mentally disturbed patients, and initiating care for poisoning and burn victims.
• Provides advanced life support: establishes intravenous or intraosseous access and infusing IV fluids; administering IV, oral, sublingual, endotracheal, rectal, parenteral, or nebulized medications; placement of endotracheal airways; performance of synchronized cardioversion; external transcutaneous pacing; 12 led ECG analysis; needle decompression of tension pneumothorax; emergency cricothyrotomy; continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); and end-tidal CO2 monitoring.
• Paramedics are often in charge of multi-casualty incidents and are therefore responsible for requesting any additional resources that may be needed.
• Performs daily ambulance checks to assure supplies, vehicles, and equipment are stocked and operating properly.
• Wash and clean exterior and interior of ambulances.
• General station cleanup including vacuuming carpeted areas, mopping all hard floor areas, and cleaning bathrooms.
  • Empty all trash containers and take out recycling materials.
  • Wash/fold station laundry.
  • Perform other routine station and ambulance maintenance tasks.

• Assist the Fire & EMS Chief in special projects that will enhance the operation of the department.
• Assist in providing CPR, Advanced Skills, and other training to members as requested by the Fire & EMS Chief. Qualified paramedics will perform as preceptors, actively teaching and working…