About This Role
This role is for a single-roll Paramedic to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical care and transport as a member of the Agawam Fire Department. The position is dedicated to EMS and carries no fire suppression, interior firefighting, or technical rescue duties, focusing solely on high-quality EMS delivery.
Responsibilities
- Respond to emergency and non-emergency calls for medical assistance; assess, treat, and transport patients at the ALS level
- Perform advanced skills within Massachusetts Paramedic scope of practice: cardiac monitoring, 12-lead acquisition and interpretation, manual defibrillation, cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing
- Perform advanced airway management, including supraglottic airways, endotracheal intubation, capnography, and CPAP
- Establish IV and IO access; administer medications per protocol and on-line medical control
- Recognize and activate time-critical pathways, including STEMI, stroke, trauma, and sepsis notifications
- Assume clinical lead on ALS calls; direct EMTs and first responders in patient care
- Provide care at mass casualty incidents, performing triage and treatment within the incident command structure
- Operate Department ambulances safely under emergency and non-emergency conditions, per Massachusetts law and Department policy
- Perform start-of-shift checks of ambulance, equipment, supplies, and medications; report deficiencies
- Maintain controlled-substance custody, documentation, and security per DEA, DPH, and Department requirements
- Clean and decontaminate the ambulance and equipment after each patient contact
- Complete accurate, timely electronic patient care reports (ePCR) meeting MA OEMS, MATRIS, and billing requirements
- Obtain required signatures and insurance information to support ambulance billing
- Protect patient privacy under HIPAA and M.G.L. c. 111
- Participate in QA/QI review and implement corrective action as directed
- Support fireground operations in the EMS role only: rehab, medical monitoring of personnel, and standby (no hazard-zone entry)
- Attend Department training, protocol updates, and continuing education
- Deliver public education such as CPR, Stop the Bleed, and blood pressure clinics
- Maintain professional conduct and represent the Department to the public, hospitals, and mutual-aid partners
- Perform related duties as assigned
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Current Massachusetts OEMS Paramedic certification under 105 CMR 170.000, in good standing, with no pending enforcement action
- NREMT Paramedic certification (must maintain if held; Massachusetts renewal requires valid NREMT certification at time of application)
