Length: Part-time (up to 15 positions)

Wage: $32.79 – $34.85 per hour

Hours of Work: Various shifts including weekends & statutory holidays

Location: Emergency Medical Services Head Quarters

120 Maple Grove Rd., Cambridge

Description of Duties: 

 

• Functions in the interchangeable roles of primary patient care provider and driver while providing out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation for ill and injured persons, to, from, and between treatment facilities, utilizing specially equipped vehicles.

 

• Works rotating shifts throughout a 24-hour, seven day a week emergency medical service, including weekends and statutory holidays.  Overtime due to early and late calls is often required, and mandatory in emergency situations.

Qualifications, Skills, Abilities Required: 

 

• Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant with Base Hospital certification as a Primary Care Paramedic, including current certification in Symptom Relief and Semi-automatic Defibrillation.  Requires current certification in CPR, valid Class “F” Ontario Driver’s Licence, and all other Primary Care Paramedic requirements detailed in the Ambulance Act.

 

• Good knowledge and competency of Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support standards, relevant policies and procedures, legislation and regulations as they pertain to day-to-day Emergency Medical Services operations.

 

• Good map reading abilities and continued efforts towards enhancing local geographic knowledge, combined with professional driving skills in compliance with the Highway Traffic Act.

 

• Ability to work under stressful situations, assess the needs of the patient, and exercise sound judgement in an emergency environment.

 

• High level of communication and human relations skills in order to readily develop rapport with members of the public, including the patient, their family or friends, and/or witnesses, who may be distressed, uncooperative, verbally and/or physically abusive; to gather information needed to assess the situation; to provide a detailed patient report to medical staff; and to participate as an effective team member.

 

• Ability to adapt to changing technology in the work environment.

 

• Ability to read and interpret applicable acts and legislation, periodicals, policies and procedures, policy manuals, and internal communications.

 

• Ability to produce legible Ambulance Call Reports, accident, incident and other reports as required.

 

• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with team members in person and utilizing radio/telephone communications, and in person with members of the public.  Ability to provide medical information in a non-technical manner to the patient and members of the public.

 

• Must provide an acceptable Police Records Check in order to ensure suitability for working with vulnerable populations.

 

• Ability to support and project values compatible with the organization.

Alternate formats of this document are available upon request.  Please contact Human Resources Reception at phone number (519-575-4444), TTY number (519-575-4608) to request an alternate format.

 

Please apply online, before 11:59 PM on Dec 18, 2013 quoting competition number 2013-1724, or send your resume to: The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Human Resources, 150 Frederick Street, 3rd Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3.
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