Medical Technician

3 weeks ago

Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada Canadian Armed Forces Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Medical Technician to join our team at the Canadian Armed Forces. As a Medical Technician, you will play a critical role in providing medical support to our military personnel and civilians in various operational environments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide initial care and basic to advanced life support to patients
  • Administer lifesaving interventions and treatments to trauma casualties
  • Interview and record patient medical histories
  • Instruct soldiers on Combat First Aid and Tactical Combat Casualty Care
  • Manage soldier's medical readiness, supplies and equipment
  • Administer intravenous therapy and take and monitor patients' vital signs
  • Administer and dispense medications in accordance with scope of practice
  • Assist patients in accessing various health services resources
  • Provide medical support during environmental operations
  • Recover casualties from the point of injury and transport them to a medical facility
  • Participate in rescues from crashed vehicles, tanks, ships, aircraft and damaged buildings
  • Give basic advice on disease prevention, hygiene and sanitation
  • Perform specific environmental health and preventive medicine duties
  • Collect specimens and perform basic laboratory procedures
  • Operate and maintain medical and life-support equipment
  • Perform electrocardiograms and audiograms
  • Initiate, maintain and distribute medical records, documents, reports and returns
  • Maintain, replenish and account for general and medical supplies
Requirements
  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
  • Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent)
  • Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education)
Work Environment

Medical Technicians spend most of their careers working directly with the Canadian Armed Forces within Canada, on ships at sea, and deployed on international missions. In the field, overseas and on ship, they usually work in shifts and, occasionally, on call. In Clinics, they generally work regular hours.

Training and Development

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, or through various training establishments across Canada. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. One main goal of this course is to ensure all recruits maintain the CAF physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding but achievable.

Medical Technicians complete their basic occupation training at the Canadian Forces Health Services Training Center in Borden, Ontario as well as an off-site civilian training institution. The course which consists of three modules is completed over 47-48 weeks and covers the following:

  • Maintaining medical supplies and equipment
  • Screening patients and implementing patient care plans
  • Treating medical conditions
  • Administering diagnostic procedures, medications and continuous infusions
  • Managing airways and assisting with minor surgical procedures
  • Setting up deployed medical facilities
  • Treating casualties in an operational and CBRNE environment

At the off-site civilian training institution Medical Technicians complete a Primary Care Paramedic Course to obtain paramedic training. This course is tailored to military requirements while meeting performance standards set by the Paramedic Association of Canada and approved by the Canadian Medical Association. Medical Technicians receive the professional credential of Primary Care Paramedic Level I.

Specialty Training

Medical Technicians may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training, including training to work in specialized operational units. They may also apply for an Occupational Transfer and receive training in one of the following occupations:

  • Operating Room Technician;
  • Preventive Medicine Technician;
  • Biomedical Electronic Technician;
  • Aviation Physiology Technician; and
  • Physician Assistant
Education

The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 12 or Secondary 5 in Quebec with Grade 11 applied math or Math 426 in Quebec and any Biology and Chemistry course at the Grade 12 or Secondary 5 level.

Foreign education may be accepted.

Direct Entry Options

The ideal candidate will already have a college diploma and a Primary Care Paramedic Level I certificate, the Forces may place you directly into an on-the-job training program following basic training.

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