primary care paramedic

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.

Work setting:

Willing to relocate. Hospital/medical facility or clinic.

Tasks:

• Assess extent of injuries or illness of trauma victims to determine emergency medical treatment.
• Supervise 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.
• 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.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Attention to detail.
• Sitting.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• Night.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

As per collective agreement.