Emergency Medical Technician

Position #: 201459

Expected Start Date: July 08, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Eston Health Centre

City/Town: Eston

Department: Ambulance - Land

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.75

Shift Information: Days, Weekends, Standby

Hours of Work: 42 shifts of 8 hours per 12 weeks

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

Licenses

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

Other Education and Training

• Pre-Hospital Care Program - Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) Level

Competencies

• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics at PCP/EMT level
• Eston is located approximately 171 km northwest of Swift Current
• For more information on the town of Eston please visit https://www.eston.ca/
• Must be able to respond to the ambulance within 10 minutes when on-call
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement