Common use of Paramedic Pay Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Pay. A fire fighter certified as a paramedic for assignment to the Emergency Medical Service will receive an additional salary increment resulting in the schedule of salaries shown in Appendix "B" hereof which is for all purposes made a part hereof. Such payment will continue so long as the employee: a) performs such skill as assigned by Department scheduling for the Emergency Medical Service, and b) retains the Paramedic certification by fulfilling all training and retraining requirements. Bargaining unit members in the position of Regular Engineer Driver and Lieutenant who have their certification as Paramedic shall receive additional compensation in the amount of $500.00 annually for maintaining such certification which shall be a part of their regular salary, but will not increase pursuant to regular wage rate increases. Paramedic Regular Engineer Driver and Lieutenants will be expected to perform the duties of Paramedic to ensure proper maintenance of skills. Such employees’ duties shall be supplemental to their regular duties and shall not displace such duties nor shall such employees who are certified as Paramedics be counted toward the minimum staffing established for each shift for Firefighter/Paramedics.