Ambulance Driver-Attendant

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Private ambulance company

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Train and supervise other ambulance attendants or emergency technicians and attendants
• Transport patients to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
• Assist hospital personnel with provision of medical treatment, if necessary
• Maintain ambulances and emergency care equipment and supplies

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Class 4/4F/F/4A-B-C Licence (ambulances, emergency vehicles and buses with fewer than 24 passengers)
• St. John's Ambulance First-Aid Certificate
• Canadian Red Cross First-Aid Certificate
• Emergency First Response Course
• Ambulance driver's licence
• CPR Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Driver's validity licence check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• More than 100 kg (220 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player