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<br />2 <br />Revised July 2023 <br />3. Training Period. The training period is the time in which the Trainee is seeking to <br />become credentialed by OEMS as a Paramedic within the State of North Carolina <br />and released to perform the duties of a Paramedic by the Orange County Medical <br />Director. The training period includes time in which the Trainee is either in <br />classroom, doing clinical work or precepting with the County Emergency Medical <br />Services. <br /> <br />4. Salary and Employee Benefits. The Parties agree that the “salary” paid and <br />employee benefits provided to the Trainee during the Training Period is not <br />payment for services rendered, but, rather, is provided to the Trainee solely so that <br />the Trainee may devote full time to the training program and further, that said salary <br />does not constitute “wages”, “salary” or “compensation” insofar as those words <br />may be interpreted as payment made in return for services rendered. Although <br />Trainee is classified as an employee of the County during the Training Period, <br />Trainee is not expected to, and will not be directed to, perform “work” which will <br />be beneficial to the County during the training period. Trainee may, however, be <br />required to perform certain tasks performed by credentialed Paramedics for the <br />purpose of learning how to perform such tasks correctly or to perform services as <br />an EMT or advanced EMT on an intermittent basis either during an emergency or <br />where surge protection is required. However, this time shall not exceed 10% of the <br />training period. <br /> <br />5. Obligations of the County: <br /> <br />a. Salary. <br /> <br />i. During Training Period. The County will provide the Trainee a salary <br />of a Grade 8 Paramedic Trainee during the training period, which is an <br />annual salary of fifty thousand one hundred and eighty six dollars and <br />00/100 ($50,186), from the date of employment until the Trainee is hired <br />to practice at the Paramedic level in accordance with OEMS regulations <br />and Orange County’s Practices and Protocols. The approximate cost of <br />the total salary during the training period shall be fifty thousand one <br />hundred and eighty six dollars and 00/100 ($50,186). <br /> <br />ii. After Training Period. Once the Trainee is released to practice at the <br />Paramedic level they will receive an increase in salary equivalent to the <br />minimum annual salary of an ES Grade 12 Paramedic in accordance <br />with Orange County Salary Schedule, or at the appropriate salary grade <br />depending on years of experience with Orange County Emergency <br />Services. Thereafter, during the term of the Agreement the Trainee will <br />receive increases under the same terms and conditions as other <br />employees in similar positions. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 2357F9B5-1100-4E6A-BBBB-26E3AF0AA0A4