This position is located within the Fire Department in the Safety and Emergency Service of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System located at Tuskegee, AL.. The Firefighter/Paramedic are under the immediate supervision of the shift leader (Captain) and general supervision of the Fire Chief. In addition to firefighting and being a first responder, incumbent follows protocols in providing advance life support.

Duties

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Serves as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in the protection of life and property. 2. Responds to all emergency alarm to including toxic chemical munitions, gasoline, electrical, hazardous material, brush and structural type 3. Incumbent will be assigned as equipment operator to operate a 200-gpm to a 1,250-gpm pumper or other emergency vehicle. 4. Determines pressure required and adjusts valves, as necessary, to regulate flow of extinguishing agents. 5.Uses breathing and other protective equipment. 6. Uses chemicals, a variety of hand and power tools and works in all phases of firefighting/rescue operation. 7. Perform daily operational checks for both truck and equipment to ensure operational readiness at all times. 8. Responds to wild land fires. 9. Participate in F&ES training initiatives including mandatory physical fitness training. 10. Perform station details as assigned by Deputy Fire Chief. 11. Respond to accidents and other emergencies involving illnesses, hazardous environments, and other unknowns. 12. Determines scene safety, make a preliminary assessment of the patients condition and selects from a variety of prescribed Advance Life Support Protocols. 13. Perform pulmonary resuscitation. 14. Provides cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 15. Determines the need and equipment to provide appropriate life support, pharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, endotracheal tubes and cricothyrotomy if required. 16. Recognizes fractures, dislocations and sprains. 17. Provides appropriate treatment and immobilization of injuries of head, face, neck and spine injuries. 18.Recognizes and treats chest trauma/lung collapse symptoms. 19. Responds to pre-delivery complications, e.g., convulsions heart/lung, bleeding, etc., as well as normal deliveries, newborn resuscitation, breech delivery, prolapsed cord, miscarriage, and premature infant birth. 20. Miscellaneous medical emergencies: Recognizes, stabilizes, and treats a wide variety of medical emergencies, e.g., bites/ stings, heat attacks, strokes. 21. Employ communicable disease control and containment measures. Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts, Forty-eight (48) hours on/Seventy-two (72) hours off Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Firefighter (Paramedic)/PD39416A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not requiredPD39416A

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/11/2024. Time-in-Grade Restriction - Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. For the GS-09 level, these applicants must have held at least the GS-07 grade or higher for a year. GS-09 EXPERIENCE: Must possess at least one (1) full year of Specialized Experience that equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position at the GS-09 grade level. This experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in Federal service. Examples of Specialized Experience include: applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of program operations; applies knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations, policies and precedents which affect the use of programs and support resources; conducts detailed analyses of complex functions and work processes; applies knowledge of clinical medicine and health care system administration management; applies knowledge and application of financial management and budgetary analysis principles; and applies interpersonal skills to team build, motivate, direct/facilitate group activities, and engage in conflict resolution. (A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position, salary/grade level, and the number of hours a week spent in such employment). You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: providing Fire Fighter/Paramedic support in a healthcare environment that includes: Responds to fires and other emergencies; e.g., in residences, multi-story patient care buildings, labs, clinics, shops, storage areas, community living centers, and public assembly areas. Brief staff and health care professional on patient assessments. Physical Requirements: Applicants for positions that have duties of an arduous or hazardous nature must meet the medical standards described below. Since individual positions may not include all such duties, a physical condition or impairment may be disqualifying for employment only if there is a direct relationship between the condition and the nature of the duties of the specific position to be filled. Eyes: Corrected distant vision must be at least 20/30 in one eye and 20/70 in the other eye. Uncorrected distant vision is required only if it is likely that corrective lenses may be lost or broken. If so, uncorrected distant vision must be at least 20/100 binocular. Ability to distinguish basic colors is required. Applicants must be free from acute or chronic eye disease. Ears: Using an audiometer for measurement, there should be no loss of 30 or more decibels in the unaided worst ear at the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz levels. Nose, Mouth, and Throat: Applicants must be free from conditions that interfere with distinct speech, free breathing, or with the use of breathing apparatuses or protective equipment. Lungs: Applicants must be free from any pulmonary or chest wall disease or condition that results in not being able to perform the duties of the position. Heart and Blood Vessels: The following conditions may be cause for rejection: organic heart disease, valvular or vascular diseases, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, recurrent syncope, or history of myocardial infarction. Abdomen: Acute or chronic disease or inflammation of the abdominal viscera, hernia, or significant enlargement of the liver or spleen that interferes with the performance of the duties of the position will be cause for rejection. Spine, Pelvic, Sacroiliac and Lumbo-Sacral Joints: Applicants must have free movement of spine and pelvic joints. Neurological System: Degenerative neurological disease or disorder that results in documented evidence of neurological impairment that renders the applicant unable to perform the duties of the position will be cause for rejection. A history of serious mental disease may be disqualifying. Extremities: Individuals cannot have anomalies in the number, form, proportion, and movement of the extremities that interfere with function. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. PHYSICAL EFFORT/REQUIREMENTS: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. May require occasional travel. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery 215 Perry Hill Road Montgomery, AL 36109 US
• Name: Gualberto Torres-Garcia
• Email: [email protected]