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Work setting
- Private ambulance company
Tasks
- Assess extent of injuries or illness of trauma victims to determine emergency medical treatment
- 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 coursesᅠ
- Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
- Ambulance driver's licence
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certificate
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Medical exam
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Driver's abstract
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- 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
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Health benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement