2011-323 ES - Paramedic Academy Training Agreement

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c. Employment after Training Period. After completion of the Training Program, certification by OEMS as a Paramedic and authorization to practice in Orange County by the Medical Director the Trainee shall be employed by the County as a Grade 14 Paramedic. 6. Obligation.of the Trainee. a. The Trainee acknowledges the expense incurred by the County for the training, salary and benefits provided to the employee to enable the Trainee o e be certified as a Paramedic. The Trainee agrees that the salary p employee is provided to the employee in exchange for a service, in which the Trainee must pay back to the County by serving as a Paramedic in the Orange County Emergency Services Department. b. The Trainee agrees that if they should resign their position as a Paramedic to the County at any time within hall reimburse the County Training Academy, then they the full amount of the salary as provided in subsection a below. c. The Trainee will devote full time and best efforts to the Training Program and diligently perform all assignments made in connection therewith. At all times during the term of the Agreement, the Trainee shall maintain a proficient level of service,which includes receiving scores on all practical and written testing sufficient to meet Orange County Emergency Services Department standards of practice. d. The Trainee shall serve as a Paramedic for the County for two years following completion of the Training Period and receiving certification by the North Carolina OEMS as a Paramedic and being released to practice in Orange County by the Orange County Emergency Services Medical Director. Trainee will not work in a fulltime capacity, in a volunteer capacity in Orange County or as a paid employee in another EMS system or hospital, doctor's office or medical facility within this two year period. Trainee may work part-time for another EMS system with express written approval from the County Manager; however,the Trainee may not work more than one twelve-hour shift per week. e. Reimbursement. If the Trainee resigns their position as a Paramedic for the County at any time within twenty-four months after completion of said Training Period, they shall reimburse the County the cost of the salary provided in Section 5.a. above or a portion thereof. i. Calculation of Reimbursement. Specifically, the amount to be reimbursed shall be calculated as an amount equal to the sum of the salary as provided in section 5.a. divided by twenty-four, and then multiplied by the number of months less than twenty-four which the employee has served the County as a Paramedic.