Paramedic Cadet - Livonia

Job summary

Paramedic Cadets must complete all Fire Academy training and become certified as Firefighter I and II within one year of hire. Perform emergency medical services while agreeing to attend and graduate from a Michigan Bureau of Fire Services (BFS) Regional Fire Training Center-Fire Academy resulting in BFS certification as Firefighter II. Upon receiving certification as a Firefighter II an employee will physically lift and move patients equipment hose lines or other barriers to care during fire or emergency medical operations respond to fire with a fire company enter burning buildings with hose-lines operate nozzles and extinguish the fire as directed respond to emergency medical calls provide direct patient care in compliance with the departments SOPs protocols directives operate hand fire extinguishers fog nozzles similar equipment in extinguishing fires raise lower climb ladders ventilate burning buildings to carry off smoke gases rescue persons from danger administer basic advanced life support transport patients as necessary perform salvage operations such as throwing covers evacuating water removing debris general cleanup at the fire scene perform routine housekeeping duties at a fire station mowing grass making beds cleaning walls washing windows sweeping floors perform limited repair maintenance work on fire equipment apparatus inspect maintain apparatus equipment ensure proper working condition make minor repairs prepare required reports relating to maintenance inspection movements usage of firefighting apparatus including equipmenthose records assess coordinate resources personnel facilitate safety quality care for all patients promote departmental policies procedures objectives safety infection control quality assurance programs participate in quality assurance program post-incident analysis debriefings maintain good physical fitness perform other related work assigned due diverse chaotic ever-changing nature emergencies scenes members rank may be required additional duties functions not listed.

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