Common use of Paramedic Pay Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Pay. Employees who are certified by the District as a paramedic and by management to perform paramedic functions on a full-time regular basis, in addition to their regular fire suppression duties, shall receive a paramedic pay bi-weekly differential equivalent to 12.5% of the top step Firefighter level (i.e., $318.92). Employees receiving such pay are required to maintain certification and to perform paramedic duties. Upon written request, a Certified Paramedic will be considered for placement in a current or future vacancy in the same rank, which is not designated as having paramedic responsibilities. An employee who is not regularly assigned as a Paramedic but who is certified by the District as a paramedic, and is actually assigned by management to perform paramedic functions on an occasional relief or special assignment basis, shall receive a bi-weekly differential equivalent to 1.5% of the top step Firefighter level (i.e., $38.27). Employees receiving Paramedic Pay shall not be eligible to receive EMT Pay in addition to the Paramedic Pay, with the exception of employees assigned to the Needles, ▇▇▇▇▇, and Airport stations Employees assigned to these three stations who are certified by the District as a paramedic shall be eligible to receive the unassigned Paramedic Pay bi- weekly differential equivalent to 1.5% of the top step Firefighter level (i.e., $38.27) in addition to the EMT Pay bi-weekly differential equivalent to 2.5% of the top step Firefighter level (i.e., $63.78).