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Staffing Plan and Personnel Requirements
Miami -Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) plans to hire one PADD Coordinator who will
be responsible for the day to day operations of the County/City PADD Program. This
person will work out of MDFR's Fire Prevention Division -Community Affairs Bureau.
Support from existing bureau administrative and supervisory staff will be provided to the
PADD Coordinator. This person will report to the Bureau's Officer in Charge. Miami -
Dade County hires and classifies positions based on level of responsibility. The PADD
Coordinator will be classified as a Special Projects Administrator 1 (SPA 1). The starting
salary for this position is $49,000; for 40 hours + of work per week. Salaried County
personnel are referred to as "Job Basis" employees; they are not entitled to overtime
and are expected to put in the required hours of work to get their job done. It is
anticipated that this person will travel on a daily basis to conduct CPR training classes,
to conduct AED training classes, for monthly meetings with the City of Miami Fire
Rescue PADD coordinator. In addition this person will be required to perform the
duties/responsibilities as listed on the PAD Coordinator Job Description in Appendix B.
General qualifications for this position will include: A college degree, supervisory
experience, a minimum of 4 years of business experience, certification in CPR/First Aid,
ability to become a CPR Trainer, and EMT or Paramedic experience, training
experience, excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well in
a fast paced environment.
Miami -Dade Fire Rescue will also use the services of our staff EMS Director for
supervision of the PADD Coordinator and for programmatic review. We will have two
Medical Director's, Dr. Donald Rosenberg who is highly recognized Cardiac Surgeon
and serves as the Medical Director for Miami -Dade Fire Rescue's EMS Division will
work along with City of Miami's Medical Director, Dr. Kathy Schrank.
Both Doctors will perform the following for the PADD Program:
• Review program, modify where appropriate and approve the program.
• Issue Prescriptions for AEDs
• Assist with overseeing Quality Management and guidance of the program
• Supervise Document training, issue certifications and track certifications for
expiration and re -certification training