Common use of Qualifications/Testing Clause in Contracts

Qualifications/Testing. For assignments other than Fire Fighter Paramedic, in the event more than one (1) employee who meets the required qualifications and criteria submits a written application for the assignment within the period specified in Subsection A. above, the assignment, if filled, shall be filled by the eligible employee who has the highest seniority. For Deputy Fire Marshal the required qualifications shall include a pass/fail qualifications test. Fire Fighter Paramedic: All eligible candidates will participate in a testing process. All components of the testing and interview process will be facilitated by the Redmond Fire Department’s Medical Services Administrator or their designee. In the event the Training Paramedic Assignment is vacant, Labor and Management will meet to establish an agreement of who among the City’s currently certified paramedics will facilitate the testing process. The Fire Fighter Paramedic testing process shall include the following:  One hundred and fifty (150) question, multiple-choice exam with a two-and-a- half-hour time limit.  Passing score = eighty percent (80%).  Passing score must be achieved to move on to the Practical Exam  Evaluators: Practical examination evaluators shall consist of King County certified Paramedics and at least half of them from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fire Department Medic One. All other evaluators shall be King County UW/Harborview trained paramedics.  Components: The practical examination shall have three scored components. Candidate performance will be scored while participating in EMS based scenarios, instructional training sessions, and/or written medical reports.

Qualifications/Testing. For assignments other than Fire Fighter Paramedic, in the event more than one (1) employee who meets the required qualifications and criteria submits a written application for the assignment within the period specified in Subsection A. above, the assignment, if filled, shall be filled by the eligible employee who has the highest seniority. For Deputy Fire Marshal the required qualifications shall include a pass/fail qualifications test. Fire Fighter Paramedic: All eligible candidates will participate in a testing process. All components of the testing and interview process will be facilitated by the Redmond Fire DepartmentDepartment Training Division’s Medical Services Administrator Paramedic Training Officer or their his/her designee. In the event the Paramedic Training Paramedic Officer Assignment is vacant, Labor and Management will meet to establish an agreement of who among the City’s currently certified paramedics will facilitate the testing process. The Fire Fighter Paramedic testing process shall include the following:  One hundred and fifty (150) question, multiple-choice exam with a two-and-a- half-two and a half hour time limit.  Passing score = eighty percent (80%).  Passing score must be achieved to move on to the Practical Exam  Evaluators: Practical examination evaluators shall consist of King County certified Paramedics and at least half of them from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fire Department Medic One. All others from other evaluators shall be King County UW/Harborview trained paramedicsparamedic provider groups.  Components: The practical examination shall have three scored components. Candidate performance will be scored while participating in two separate EMS based scenarios, instructional training sessions, and/or written medical reports. A third component will be the scoring of one patient care report that will have been generated from one of the aforementioned scenarios.