advanced care paramedic

Additional Information

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 84 to 168 hours per week
• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting

• Air ambulance service
• Private ambulance company

Tasks

• Assess extent of injuries or illness of trauma victims to determine emergency medical treatment
• Train and supervise other ambulance attendants or emergency technicians and attendants
• Administer pre-hospital emergency care
• Administer medications and provide advanced emergency treatments to patients
• Transport patients to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
• Document and record nature of injuries and treatment provided
• Assist hospital personnel with provision of medical treatment, if necessary
• Maintain ambulances and emergency care equipment and supplies

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
• CPR Certificate

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Long term benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Other benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Wellness program