Emergency Medical Technician

Position #: 164018

Expected Start Date: September 21, 2024

Union: HSAS

Facility: Unity Health Centre

City/Town: Unity

Department: Ambulance - Land

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: December 21, 2024

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

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

Competencies

• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Basic - Communication 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
• For more information on the town of Unity please visit https://www.townofunity.com/
• Must be able to respond to the ambulance within 10 minutes when on-call
• Clean Driver's Abstract
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics at PCP/EMT level
• Unity is located approximately 89 km southwest of North Battleford
• Employer will endeavor to ensure on-call does not exceed 300 hours in 3 weeks