advanced care paramedic
Top Benefits
About the role
Overview Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Private ambulance company
Responsibilities 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
- Emergency First Response Course
- Ambulance driver's licence
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Confidential 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
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
Benefits Health benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
About Emergency Medical Care Inc.
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a privately-owned company that manages and operates ground ambulance, telehealth medical communications, air medical transport operations and the medical communications centre in Nova Scotia.
Through a long-term performance-based contract with the provincial government’s Emergency Health Services (EHS) division, we deliver a high-quality pre-hospital care program to Nova Scotians each and every day. We achieve this through the more than 1,500 employees who work with us including highly-trained paramedics, nurses, medical communication officers and support staff.
With more than 180 ambulances and support vehicles operating out of 60+ stations and responding to more than 155,000 calls annually, we access all communities across the province in a timely and efficient manner. The EHS LifeFlight program provides even greater accessibility by responding to patients on scene or through inter-facility transports by our critical care team via helicopter, fixed wing or ground ambulance.
advanced care paramedic
Top Benefits
About the role
Overview Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Private ambulance company
Responsibilities 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
- Emergency First Response Course
- Ambulance driver's licence
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Confidential 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
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
Benefits Health benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
About Emergency Medical Care Inc.
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a privately-owned company that manages and operates ground ambulance, telehealth medical communications, air medical transport operations and the medical communications centre in Nova Scotia.
Through a long-term performance-based contract with the provincial government’s Emergency Health Services (EHS) division, we deliver a high-quality pre-hospital care program to Nova Scotians each and every day. We achieve this through the more than 1,500 employees who work with us including highly-trained paramedics, nurses, medical communication officers and support staff.
With more than 180 ambulances and support vehicles operating out of 60+ stations and responding to more than 155,000 calls annually, we access all communities across the province in a timely and efficient manner. The EHS LifeFlight program provides even greater accessibility by responding to patients on scene or through inter-facility transports by our critical care team via helicopter, fixed wing or ground ambulance.