Ambulance Operator/Attendant

Zone: Labrador Grenfell Zone

Location: TO BE DETERMINED

Various Sites - Southern Labrador

(Forteau, Cartwright, Port Hope Simpson)

Ambulance Operator/Attendant

Labrador Grenfell Zone

Temp Call-In

(2 Positions) REVISED January 27, 2025 - Reposted Open Until Filled from VAC0006083

Hours : Variable Hours; Variable Shifts;

Salary : CG-25 of the Nape-HS Salary Scales, $23.78 - $26.19 per hour plus the applicable Labrador Allowance;

Competition Number : VAC0006802

Posted Date : 2025-01-27

Closing Date : Open Until Filled

Reporting to the District Operations Manager, the Ambulance Operator/Attendant will be responsible for skilled work in the operation of ambulances in transporting patients while exercising care and skill in driving. The successful incumbent will provide assistance to the paramedicine staff in patient care, such as proper lifting of patients and other related duties as required.

The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Job Summary:

The Ambulance Operator/Attendant works as an integral part of the paramedicine program. The successful candidate will work within their scope of practice, including responding to emergency and routine calls, providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care or assistance to persons suffering from a variety of injuries or illnesses. The successful applicant is responsible for maintaining professional and organizational standards of practice.

Job Demands:

By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):

• Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients;

• Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces;

• Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting;

• Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume;

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of an Emergency Medical Responder course (10-day course);

• Current Registration as an EMR with NLPR;

• Current certification number with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director (OPMD);

• A valid Newfoundland and Labrador issued class 04 driver's license.

• An acceptable Driver's Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration.

• BLS certification;

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively;

• Successful candidate will be required to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes of the facility or be willing to stay at the base when required for standby;

• A satisfactory record of work performance is required for this position;

• A satisfactory certificate of conduct and vulnerable sector check;

• Other related duties as required;