EMT Certification Courses Clause Samples

EMT Certification Courses. The City will offer courses to satisfy re-certification requirements to all employees who are required by their job classification specifications, or this Contract, to hold an EMT certificate. These may include Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or other courses required by the Salem Fire Department Physician Advisor and as approved by the Fire Chief. The courses will be offered during normal duty hours. With prior approval of the City, an employee may be authorized to attend courses during hours in which the employee is not normally scheduled to work, in which case the employee will be compensated at the overtime rate for all hours the employee actually attended the class. Employees in the classification of Fire Captain, who elect to maintain their EMT- Paramedic certification, may attend the above listed courses during their off-duty time. Employees in the Fire Captain classification shall not be eligible for overtime compensation to attend courses.