Part Time Firefighter-EMT or Paramedic

Job Description: Responds to emergency fire, rescue and medical incidents; provides support functions, including vehicle and equipment maintenance, emergency responses, records and reporting duties, and emergency medical treatment including but not limited to medical emergencies, trauma emergencies and inter facility transports. Assists with fire/rescue and medical service functions within applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:
Performs fire prevention, suppression, and rescue activities
Responds to fire alarms
Communicates with dispatcher and safety personnel in person and via two-way radio.
Performs emergency or other medical care functions; responds to rescue calls
Operates ambulance and provides emergency medical treatment to injured and ill persons (e.g., provides bandaging, administers oxygen and CPR)
Removes persons from emergency situations
Maintains radio communication with hospital
Performs all duties according to certification standards as set forth by the State of Texas.
Cleans, repairs, and maintains facility and equipment
Checks equipment and performs tasks to ensure proper operation of emergency and firefighting equipment
Conducts equipment inventory as needed
Performs general yard work around station (e.g., mows grass, trims shrubs, etc.) and cleans and maintains station.
Prepares and submits records, reports, or other documentation as required (e.g., fire reports, EMS run reports, inspections, medications administered, etc.).
Performs public relations activities; communicates with citizens in the public when required; conducts station tours.
Maintains high standard of professional appearance, attitude, and customer service at all times.
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Must demonstrate regular and predictable attendance
Attends professional education and training sessions, seminars and workshops, as assigned
Maintains required licenses and certifications.

Minimum Requirements, Certificates & Licenses:
High school graduation or its equivalent; prefer a minimum of one year experience as an EMT Basic and one year experience as a Firefighter, paramedic preferred.
OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) or International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) certified Structural Firefighter;
Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) as an EMT-B;
Completion of a FEMA certified National Incident Management (NIMS) course or equivalent;
Valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 165 pounds with or without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information:
Flexible schedule based around your availability
Hourly rate according to your certifications

Requirements: EMT or Paramedic certification

Salary: $15.00 - $22.00 per hour