8-2674

SUFFOLK COUNTY

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN – PARAMEDIC

CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice

· USUAL ANNUAL SALARY $35,360 - $48,750

· SALARIES VARY BY JURISDICTION

CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT OPEN-COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION **

SPECIFICATION # 2674

All statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of successful candidates are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.

APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER

The application processing fee is $40. Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. Payment must be made by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of receipt of application will be sent to all internet applicants via e-mail. Application may also be made using the Suffolk County application for employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). Make your check or money order payable to the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the last four digits of your social security number on the face of your check or money order. A separate application and processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination number) for which you are applying. The application processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

The application processing fee may be waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police, members in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance company and volunteer CERT members. The fee may also be waived if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance or those in a training program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act administered by a state or local social service agency. Internet applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form on-line. All other applicants should complete a “Request for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your application (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B). All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.

VACANCIES

The eligible list for this title will be used to fill future vacancies in the Suffolk County special districts. It is anticipated that only a limited number of future vacancies may become available.

DUTIES

An employee in this class provides initial first-aid treatment or emergency medical care either through an ambulance or a non-ambulance service at the site of an occurrence. These positions differ in levels of care they are certified to render as outlined by New York State Department of Health and Suffolk County Emergency Medical Services Guidelines. Direction is received from administrative supervisors or higher level professional personnel who review work through Quality Improvement Programs and online communications with Medical Control. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Possession of an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificate issued by the New York State Department of Health. Please attach to the application a copy of your currently valid certificate.

Note: Separate eligible lists will be established for each title.

Necessary Special Requirements (Vary by Jurisdiction)

1. Candidates must maintain the appropriate Emergency Medical Technician Certificate throughout employment in this position.

2. Candidates may be required to possess the appropriate New York State driver’s license, and maintain such license throughout employment in this position.

3. Candidates must be free of any speech or hearing defects that would impair functioning in this position.

4. Candidates for Emergency Medical Technician-Critical Care and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic must have completed the Suffolk Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee’s (REMAC) Advanced Life Support credentialing process at the time of appointment and must complete al protocol and policy updates throughout employment in the position.

5. In jurisdictions where required, the incumbent must obtain certification of completion of the appropriate National Incident Management System (NIMS) entry-level course(s), including Incident Command System (ICS) training, within 26 weeks of appointment.

SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION

The only subject of the examination will be an evaluation of the candidates’ training and experience. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will receive a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience against the background of the duties of the position.

All candidates should submit an application using forms CS-205 A and CS-205B or file online at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/cicilservice. After a preliminary review of qualifications, all approved candidates will be required to complete and return a questionnaire describing their relevant training and experience. The rating of training and experience will be based upon the information candidates provide on the questionnaire. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved in the candidate’s favor. Additional information concerning a candidate’s training and experience will not be accepted after the questionnaire has been rated.

Rank on the eligible list will be determined by the scores received on the training and experience evaluation plus veterans’ credits if applicable.

NOTES

1. **This examination is given on a continuous recruitment basis. This is a training and experience evaluation. The names of candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be continuously added to the eligible list on the basis of the scores received on the training and experience evaluations plus veterans’ credits where applicable. Candidates will remain eligible for appointment for a maximum of one (1) year after which time the names of candidates who have not been appointed will be removed from the eligible list.

2. A candidate whose name appears on this eligible list may not submit application for re-evaluation until his/her one (1) year period of eligibility expires.

3. Should it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web page without notification to applicants. The most current copy of this announcement is available at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice.

LOCAL

DATE PREPARED: February 21, 2017

GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Candidates must submit Suffolk County Application forms. Applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed 9 ½” X 4”envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service, P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099.

2. Unless otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications upon submission of the application. Unless otherwise stated part-time experience will be pro-rated.

3. If an application is rejected, due notice will be sent. Candidates found ineligible to compete in the training and experience evaluation may appeal to the Department of Civil Service for reconsideration by submitting additional information in writing within seven (7) business days of the postmark of the notice of ineligibility.

4. Candidates who fail the training and experience evaluation will be eliminated from further consideration for purposes of this competition. Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list will be determined on the basis of the scores received on the training and experience evaluation, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate

5. There may be restrictions on employment for those who are under 18 or over 70 years of age.

6. When the training and experience evaluation is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.

7. When the training and experience evaluation is prepared and rated by the New York State Department of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the provisions of the New York state Civil Service Rules and Regulations which deal with the rating of training and experience evaluations will apply.

8. The eligible list established as a result of this training and experience evaluation will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by the Civil Service Department for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.

9. Information regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive application form.

10. Pursuant to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent served. If you are qualified to participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when you submit your application for examination. A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible list is established. No additional credits will be granted after the eligible list is established.

11. Inquiries may be made as to character and ability and all statements made by candidates are subject to verification. Some employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a background investigation.

12. Candidates must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the duties of the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological evaluations.

13. Residency is not required for taking any examinations. However, some non-county jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries, etc., give hiring preference to residents. Some towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law, residency within Suffolk County is required throughout employment with the county. In any case in which residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific residency standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.

14. For any questions regarding competing in a continuous recruitment training and experience evaluation please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service.

www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice

SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE Announcements and applications also available at:

725 Veterans Memorial Hwy., William J. Lindsay County Complex, Bldg. #158 Suffolk County Department of Civil Service

P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099 Information Display Unit, County Center, Riverhead

Phone (631) 853-5500 Phone (631) 852-2034