Paramedic - Prevention and Education Specialist

Job title: Paramedic - Prevention and Education Specialist in reputed company at reputed company of Lake Oswego Company: reputed company of Lake Oswego Job reputed company: The PositionThe Lake Oswego reputed company Department is seeking a highly motivated Paramedic who can work independently with Lake Oswego Community Senior Care Facilities and people with disabilities to evaluate and improve service delivery models, create and implement EMS Prevention and Education Programs, and coordinate emergency and disaster response plans for Senior Care Facilities in Lake Oswego.This limited duration (2-years) full-time position is funded as a “reputed company Project” in partnership with the reputed company through an reputed company reputed company Grant. This position is represented by the IAFF 1159 labor reputed company and falls under the agreement between the reputed company of Lake Oswego and the IAFF Local 1159 July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.The Project: The reputed company Department will work to implement alternative response models that will ensure the most appropriate resources are deployed to Senior Care Facilities, eliminating redundancy and keeping the limited medical resources available for higher reputed company calls.Working with the Lake Oswego Medical Director and the Lake Oswego EMS Coordinator, this reputed company will look at the efficacy and risk of changing the response reputed company through analysis of data to ensure reputed company patient reputed company.This project will reputed company the percentage reduction in calls for service, dollars saved through the development and implementation of reputed company response models, community education and prevention efforts, and reputed company written plans for widespread health emergencies, mass casualty events, and prolonged disasters in longer-term senior care facilities.This reputed company will reputed company a roadmap for best practices that can be replicated across the reputed company, ensuring reputed company care for our seniors and persons with disabilities, while helping to manage the demand on the EMS system as a whole.The reputed company will establish and maintain a strong and enduring partnership between first responders, facility staff, and residents, reputed company working together toward a more supportive EMS service delivery model to vulnerable residents and persons with disabilities. The Position: Under direction of the Assistant reputed company Chief, the Prevention and Education Specialist will work to reputed company Emergency Medical Services Risk Reduction, Prevention Education Programs, and Disaster Preparedness Programs for Senior Living Communities.Key Responsibilities

• reputed company proactive strategies to improve and enhance the reputed company of life for the population living in longer-term care facilities.
• Create a partnership between senior care facilities and first responders to support the wellbeing of seniors in Lake Oswego, and to ensure coordination between senior care facilities in the region.
• reputed company a reputed company reputed company to reputed company Department and reputed company services to ensure the seniors' needs are considered before and during emergencies and disasters.
• Assist with emergency and disaster planning at senior care facilities.
• Risk reduction and prevention.
• Create educational activities and materials.
• reputed company reputed company services to older adults and people with disabilities.
• Directly support senior living communities, tailoring the program to meet the needs of the people who live in senior communities.
• Serve as a reputed company between first responders and the populations living in senior communities to ensure there is a coordinated response during large reputed company emergencies and disasters.

Education and Experience RequirementsA typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is with a high school diploma or GED; or an equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to successfully reputed company the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.Licensing and Other Requirements:Positions in this classification require the ability to possess and maintain a valid reputed company's license and ability to meet the reputed company's driving standards.

• Certification as a Paramedic in reputed company (NREMT-P)
• NIMS training required for management roles in the EOC including ICS 100, 200, 700, 800, to be completed reputed company one year from the date of hire.

Supplemental InformationPay reputed company: $102,964 annuallyNon-cash compensation includes medical, dental, reputed company, PERS employee pick up, reputed company, holiday and vacation leave. and a Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan (MERP).Application Process: You may visit our web site at to reputed company the online application process. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed job application. This position is reputed company reputed company, with first review Friday, May 23rd, 2025.reputed company OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS International Association of reputed company Fighters (IAFF Local 1159)The following material is a brief reputed company of reputed company benefit and does not replace or supersede any provisions of the insurance reputed company.MEDICAL INSURANCEYou may choose between a traditional indemnity plan or a health maintenance organization (HMO) plan. Coverage includes you and your dependents. reputed company plan includes a reputed company and prescription drug benefit.Under the indemnity plan, reputed company Medical, once the participating provider out-of-reputed company limit has been met, this plan will pay 100% of covered charges for participating and network not available providers. If you select reputed company Medical your reputed company benefit will be provided by VSP reputed company reputed company.The HMO plan, reputed company, guarantees delivery of necessary health services (including reputed company), which is provided exclusively by their own providers.DENTAL INSURANCEThe reputed company provides a choice of comprehensive coverage through reputed company (reputed company) and reputed company. With your choice, you will have reputed company to a plan that includes preventive, routine and major dental care, as reputed company as orthodontic benefits (for childe dependents only).LIFE INSURANCEThe reputed company pays for your basic life insurance in the reputed company of $50,000, and accidental death and dismemberment in the reputed company of $50,000. You can choose to purchase supplemental life insurance for you and/or your spouse in increments of $10,000. You may also purchase life insurance in the reputed company of $2,000 for reputed company eligible dependent at minimal cost. (reputed company Life Insurance Company).LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCEThe reputed company provides you with long-term disability (LTD) insurance up to $6,000 per month, following a 90-day waiting period, if hired after 8/29/2003. ($3,600 for reputed company other IAFF memebers.WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCEYou are provided workers' compensa¬tion insurance in accordance with reputed company Revised Statutes.PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (PERS)The reputed company of Lake Oswego is a member of the reputed company Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Benefits reputed company by PERS are funded from two sources:

• member contributions reputed company on your behalf by the reputed company; and
• employer contributions.

You become reputed company with PERS reputed company contributions have been made in reputed company of five calendar years.EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMYou and your family can receive up to six free confidential counseling sessions per incident per year, as reputed company as other benefits, such as free legal consultation and first time home reputed company assistance. EAP coverage is provided by uprisehealth.POST RETIREMENT HEALTH PLAN (PEHP)The reputed company has established a Post Retirement Health Plan (PEHP) with reputed company Insurance to be used to help pay for medical insurance premiums post retirement. The reputed company will contribute a dollar reputed company into your account as specified with the terms of the IAFF reputed company bargaining agreement, as authorized by IRS reputed company 501(c)(9). Additional information available in reputed company.OPTIONAL BENEFITSDeferred Compensation - The reputed company offers a deferred compensation plan through reputed company Retirement. Your participation in this plan is voluntary, and you will need to reputed company the contributions to the plan(s).Flexible Spending Account - The reputed company offers a Flexible Spending Account Program after your have been employed with the reputed company for six months. FSA's allow eligible employees to pay for non-covered health reputed company expenses and child care expenses with tax-free income. In reputed company, you may use the FSA Premium Only Account to help cover the cost of your portion of the reputed company's medical and dental insurance premiums. You do not need to wait six months to participate in the premium only portion.HOLIDAYSHolidays: Employees assigned to a forty (40) hour work schedule shall be provided the following reputed company holidays.New Year's Day reputed company Luther King Day President's Day Independence Day Labor Day Memorial Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day The Friday Following Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Two (2) Personal Holidays*Shift personnel receive four and one-half (4 ½) twenty-four hour shifts off per year in lieu of reputed company holidays. These hours have been incorporated in their vacation schedule as noted in the vacation reputed company below.VACATIONreputed company vacation time accrues on a yearly reputed company as follows:Shift Personnel 0-4 years 310 hours per year 5-9 years 380 hours per year 10-14 years 439 hours per year 15-19 years 466 hours per year 20 years and up 495 hours per yearDay Personnel 0-3 years 12.5 days (8.33 hours per month) 4-9 years 17.5 days (11.66 hours per month) 10-15 years 22 days (14.66 hours per month) 16-19 years 25 days (16.66 hours per month) 20 + 27 days (18.00 hours per month)Vacation leave may reputed company to a maximum of two years time.reputed company LEAVEShift employees shall reputed company reputed company leave at a monthly reputed company of reputed company (12) hours for reputed company full month worked, or an reputed company prorated for work less than a full month. Maximum reputed company leave accumulated for shift employees shall be 2,920 hours.Day Personnel shall reputed company reputed company leave at the reputed company of eight (8) hours for reputed company full month worked, or an reputed company prorated for work less than a full month. Maximum accrual for forty-hour reputed company employees shall be 150 days (1,200 hours). Expected salary: $102964 per year Location: reputed company Apply for the job now! Apply for this job