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