Fire Service Paramedic
Are you ready to put your training and certification to work in a fast-paced environment and gain one of a kind experience in your field? Find out more about all that awaits you with a career as a Fire Service Paramedic with the City of Philadelphia here.
The Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the City of Philadelphia. We are the largest fire department in Pennsylvania, with one of the busiest EMS divisions in the country.
This is advanced life support and field paramedical work responding to emergency calls from the public to perform medical assistance with emphasis on the stabilization of patients to permit safe transport to a full-service medical facility.
Contact with the general public, the comforting of patients, the reassuring of family and others in the vicinity, and cooperation with fire and police authorities are of major significance to this work. Duties are performed according to standard paramedical practices and established drug therapy protocol. Employees in this class work on rotating shifts are subject to adverse weather conditions, and their duties involve moderate physical effort. Work is performed under the general supervision of an administrative or technical fire officer.
This job requires:
1. EDUCATION – Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
AND
2. CERTIFICATION – Possession of valid certification as a Paramedic in any state.
Candidates MUST submit a copy of their CURRENT Paramedic Certification (State or National).
It is an absolute requirement that you provide this documentation by August 5, 2022. It is optional whether you provide this documentation by attaching it to this application or submitting via email to Brittany Perez at Brittany.Perez@Phila.gov by August 5, 2022.