Fire Service Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced (General)

Posting number: 6B19-20260720-OC-00

Department: PFD Fire

Job classification: Fire Service Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced

Posting type: Open Competitive

Categories: Public Safety, Fire & EMS

Summary

The Philadelphia Fire Department is hiring candidates with current Emergency Medical Technician – Advanced certification issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join their dedicated team. You can gain unique experience in one of the busiest emergency services departments in the country and grow your career with room for advancement.

You must submit a copy of your certification to be considered.

For more information about becoming an Emergency Medical Technician – Advanced with the Philadelphia Fire Department, visit https://www.phila.gov/services/working-jobs/city-jobs-and-internships/join-the-fire-department/become-an-emergency-medical-technician-emt/

This is advanced level Emergency Medical Technician field work responding to emergency calls from the public to administer emergency medical care and provide safe transport to an accredited hospital emergency room or full-service medical facility. Employees in this class serve as a first responder with responsibility for assessing patient condition and determining actions necessary for stabilization and administering medications and vaccines. Comforting patients, reassuring family and bystanders, and coordinating with the general public, fire and police authorities are of major significance to this work. Duties are performed according to Pennsylvania standard emergency medical services for Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and related scope of practice and protocols. This class is distinguished from the lower level class by treatment of airway ventilation and oxygenation, immobilization and by administration of medication and intravenous needles. Employees in this class work on rotating shifts and are subject to adverse weather conditions, and work requires moderate physical effort. Work is performed under the general supervision of an administrative or technical fire officer.

David F Ross
City of Philadelphia – Office of Human Resources
1401 JFK Blvd., Room 1530
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1675
Phone: 215-686-2359
Fax: 215-686-0861
Email: david.f.ross@phila.govFor all other inquiries please contact Customer Service at 215-686-0880 or email hrhelpdesk@phila.gov

Examples of duties

TYPE OF ELIGIBLE LIST: OPEN-COMPETITIVE
Only an Open-Competitive eligible list will be established as a result of this examination. Permanent City employees will receive no promotional preference in this examination. Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List. 

RESIDENCY WAIVER
The Civil Service Commission has waived the usual requirement that candidates must be residents of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment/hire. Instead, establishment of residency in Philadelphia will be required no later than one (1) year after appointment.

PREFERENCE FOR PHILADELPHIA RESIDENT
Candidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score.

To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence on this application. This response will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements.

If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference. Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration.  No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration.

As a condition of employment with the City, any person offered employment shall be required to certify that such person either is fully current on any and all d