Bondurant Emergency Services — Bondurant, IA
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This position reports to and receives general supervision from the Captains, Assistant Chief, and Emergency Services Director who reviews and evaluates work performance through conferences, reports, and overall results achieved. This is a nonexempt from standard overtime rules position. Employees in this role are eligible for overtime pay for any hours worked beyond 40 in a work week. The Fire Department operates on a structured shift schedule consisting of 12-hour shifts, ensuring continuous coverage and efficient team rotation. The schedule follows a two-week cycle, with Team A alternating between 48-hour and 36-hour work weeks, working either four or three 12-hour shifts. Teams B and D follow a similar pattern but adjust for overnight shifts, resulting in a consistent 42-hour work week. Team C rotates between 36-hour and 48-hour weeks, ensuring fair distribution of workload across the department. This structured schedule balances staffing needs with rest periods, promoting both efficiency and well-being for personnel. Renders basic and advanced life support care to the sick and injured, rescues persons and property from danger, performs fire suppression activities, applies emergency rescue techniques, provides public education, and prevention duties. While emergency responses constitute the primary focus of a Fire Medic's responsibility, considerable time is spent in studying, training, inspecting, and maintaining equipment and apparatus. Duties involve an element of personal danger and incumbents must be capable of functioning as an integral part of a work unit to ensure the safe and efficient performance of duties. Work is performed in accordance with the rules, regulations, procedures, and other such authorities, which are applicable to the position. Work is reviewed through observation, verbally or through written reports for adherence to established policies and procedures. The Fire – Medic is the primary patient advocate while entrusted with their care and operates within the approved protocols of the Licensed Medical Director and Bondurant Emergency Services.
Essential Duties are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. They are intended to be accurate summaries of what the job classification involves and what is required to perform it. Employees are responsible for all other duties as assigned.
Minimum certifications of Firefighter 1, Hazmat Operations, and Emergency Medical Technician Advanced, Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, or Registered Nurse (requires EMT certification and Medical Director signoff).
Knowledge of:
Basic technical services requirements for hardware and software applications in the Fire Department. Skills required:
Excellent organizational, verbal, written, and basic math skills.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with State, Federal, and other local fire and emergency management officials, elected officials, and City residents. Ability to:
Ability to learn a wide variety of firefighting and rescue duties.
Performance Aptitudes: Physical Ability: Seldom sedentary and includes walking or moving, bending, stooping, lifting (up to 50 pounds), looking overhead and/or working in small/cramped areas as well as using small hand tools (pliers, screwdrivers, and wrenches), while performing duties. Climb ladders or steps while performing duties. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials: Tasks require the ability to operate and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials, commensurate with the duties of the position. Environmental Factors: Some work is performed in a normal City office environment, but primarily responds to emergencies, as needed, and is subject to potential personal danger. Some exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, extreme temperatures (hot and cold), loud noise, hazardous materials, fire, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, explosives, firearms, water hazards, violence, disease, and pathogenic substances. Travel to/from various City locations. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position. This job description is subject to change as the needs and requirements of the job change.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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You are eligible to enroll in City of Bondurant’s benefit plans if you are a regular, full-time employee scheduled to work at least 40 hours per week. As a regular, full-time employee, you are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following your date of hire. DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY You may also cover your eligible dependents, including: - Your legal spouse or domestic partner. - Your eligible children up to age 26 for medical coverage; your unmarried, eligible children up to age 25 for dental and vision coverage. - “Children” are defined as your natural children, stepchildren, legally adopted children, and children for whom you are the court-appointed legal guardian. - Physically or mentally disabled children of any age who are incapable of self-support. Proof of disability may be requested. Initial Enrollment When you first join City of Bondurant, you have 30 days to enroll yourself and your dependents for benefits. You will automatically be enrolled in City of Bondurant-sponsored benefits, such as Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.