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County EMS staff turnover, paramedic training program outlined pending state approval
Summary
County EMS staffer Mike Long resigned; county will post vacancies. Supervisors heard a report on a planned annual paramedic class, local clinical affiliations, and state-dependent accreditation steps, including possible temporary "letter of review" status.
Jefferson County supervisors heard two related EMS items: a personnel update and plans for a paramedic training program.
Speaker 4 announced the resignation of a staff member: "So we're losing, Mike Long. He put in his resignation." He said the departure will create full-time vacancies and that the county will advertise the openings (county website and Indeed) and adjust shifts in the interim.
Speaker 4 also described progress on a proposed paramedic training program: the first advisory meeting had strong participation, several clinical partners (including local ambulance services and area fire departments) have agreed to provide clinical time, and the program would run one paramedic class per year. "That is entirely up to the state," Speaker 4 said when asked about the class start date, noting the county is "waiting on the state to give us approval to be a training program" and that accreditation could begin with a temporary letter-of-review in some cases.
Supervisors asked about class size and timelines; Speaker 4 estimated a starting cap of about 10-15 students to begin and said larger cohorts could be handled if demand grows. County staff also plan to meet with Washington County to study that county's in-house billing approach to improve reimbursement.
No formal hiring dates were given at the meeting. Follow-up tasks include posting vacancies and continuing coordination with the state for program approval and accreditation steps.
