J.

Paul Davis, BAS, NRP

EMS Chief
MEMORANDUM
To: Paramedics, EMTs and Adminisraive Saff
!rom: J. Paul Davis
Dae: Ma" #$, %&#'
Su()ec: Revised Promoion of Ca*ains Announcemen
+n accordance ,ih a direcive from he am(ulance -overnin- (oard his announcemen has (een
revised o see. /ualified addiional /ualified candidaes, (oh from ,ihin our de*armen and ouside
he de*armen.
Ca*ains ,ill (e res*onsi(le for he da"0o0da" adminisraion of shifs and ,ill, hemselves, (e
assi-ned o roain- ,en"0four hour shifs in an effor o ma1imi2e su*ervisor" covera-e hrou-hou
he ,ee.. Addiionall", ca*ains ,ill (e in char-e of essenial, funcional divisions aimed a
coordinain- and mana-in- he -eneral o*eraional as*ecs of he de*armen. The current opening
is for the Operations and Safety division.
S*ecific Minimum 3ualificaions include: +llinois licensed *aramedic a**roved (" he 3uinc" Area
EMS Medical Direcor4 minimum of ,o "ears of service as a licensed, *racicin- *aramedic4 verified
e1*erience as an EMS !ield Evaluaor5Trainer, EMS 6ead +nsrucor, and5or oher /uanifia(le
leadershi* credenials4 valid driver7s license in sae of residence4 8i-h School Di*loma. Si1"
semeser hours7 colle-e credi, Associaes De-ree or -reaer is *referred.
Eli-i(le *aramedics ,ho ,ould li.e o a**l" shall su(mi a sealed *ac.e conainin- heir cover leer
of ineres and r9sum9 alon- ,ih a lis of *rofessional references o he Adams Coun" Am(ulance
(usiness office (" '::& *.m. on Monda", June %, %&#'. Cerificaes, licenses and *orfolios should
no (e sen ,ih he iniial *ac.e. +f addiional informaion is needed he candidae ,ill (e noified.
Previousl" su(mied r9sum9s ,ill no (e considered.
+niial inervie,s ,ill (e scheduled ,ihin a fe, da"s of he closin- dae ,ih secondar" inervie,s
scheduled soon hereafer. ;nce he inervie,s are com*lee recommendaions ,ill (e made of he
am(ulance -overnin- (oard.
Announcemens are conin-en u*on imeliness of he *rocess and an" re/uired am(ulance (oard
acion.
The EMS Ca*ain revised )o( descri*ion and an e1am*le of he ca*ains7 schedule have (een
included ,ih his memorandum. The annual salar" is <$:,=>%.
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