Emergency Medical Technician

Position #: 002626

Expected Start Date: August 29, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Davidson Health Centre

City/Town: Davidson

Department: Ambulance - Land

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: June 20, 2025

FTE: 0.75

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends, Standby

Hours of Work: 168.00 hours per 6 week rotation

Scheduled hours of work may be reduced during the rotation stipulated when a statutory holiday is recognized during that period.

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Emergency Medical Technician $29.909 to $36.572

Job Description:

The EMT will respond to calls for service as per dispatch instructions, providing assessment, treatment and transportation of ill or injured persons. The EMT will cover standby assignment, as operations require.

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Primary Care Paramedic diploma (PCP)

Licenses

• Valid Class 4 driver's license
• Basic Life Support Instructor Certificate (BLS)
• Health Care Provider Level C Certificate (HCP-C)
• Registered Paramedic (2011 National Occupational Competency Profile standards)

Other Education and Training

• International Trauma Life Support Certificate (ITLS)
• Pre-Hospital Care Program - Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) Level

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics at PCP/EMT level
• Davidson is located approximately 114 km south of Saskatoon
• Must be able to respond to the ambulance within 10 minutes when on-call
• For more information on the town of Davidson please visit
• Employer will endeavor to ensure on-call does not exceed 300 hours in 3 weeks
• Clean Driver's Abstract