About this opportunity
Town of West Hartford lists this Firefighter/Paramedic - Lateral Transfers Only opportunity in west hartford, Connecticut. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Firefighter/Paramedic Lateral TransfersThe Town of West Hartford is accepting applications for current Firefighter/Paramedics. This is general duty fire prevention, fire protection, and firefighting work in combating, extinguishing and preventing fires, doing rescue work and providing emergency medical care in cases of emergency. Assist in the maintenance of equipment, stations, and apparatus. In addition to the general duties of Firefighter, as Paramedic, this position also provides patient care and treatment in medical emergencies under the direct or indirect supervision of a sponsor hospital physician, and in the event of life-threatening emergencies, on own initiative to the extent authorized by the Sponsor Hospital and Advanced Life Support protocols.When not involved in providing emergency care, the Firefighter/Paramedic works under the general supervision of a company officer.Minimum qualifications include being at least eighteen (18) years of age, graduation from a standard high school or a recognized general education equivalency (GED), current standing in good standing in their current position or having left their most recent position in good standing, a valid driver's license, graduation from the CT Fire Academy Recruit Program or comparable recruit firefighter training program within five (5) years of the date of application, current NREMT Paramedic or CT Licensed Paramedic certification, current ACLS, PALS, and BLS CPR certification, and a Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) certification.Preferred qualifications include valid paramedic medical control from a Connecticut hospital.The work environment includes frequent sitting, standing, walking, use of hands, lifting and moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally more than 175 pounds, wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus, working in outside weather conditions, near moving mechanical parts, in high precarious places and confined spaces, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electric shock and vibration, excessively high temperature intensities and sudden temperature changes, and moderate to loud noise levels.Essential job functions include responding to alarms, suppressing fires, performing rescue and emergency medical care, performing fire prevention and inspections, performing general maintenance work, inspecting and cleaning firefighting equipment, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, and performing other related duties as assigned.The method of selection includes an oral board interview and a skills/practical exam. Candidates must pass both to be considered for the position.Applications must be submitted electronically and include a certificate of Fire Academy completion, active NREMT or CT paramedic license, active CPAT certificate, and copy of motor vehicle driver's license.The Town of West Hartford is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Worksite address
west hartford, CT, 06107, US
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