Emergency Medical Responder

Category: Emergency Medical Services - Medical Standby

Location: Syncrude MLX

Description: The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) will ensure that injured workers are provided with immediate onsite medical care, and to assist in timely transport to a medical facility as required.

This position is a short term contract with a schedule of 7 on, 7 off, 12 hour night shifts. Camp and flights within Alberta provided. Overtime available.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Ensure that injured workers are provided with immediate and professional on-site medical care, and to ensure timely transport to a medical facility

· Always act in a manner that ensures the client’s dignity, safety, privacy and confidentiality

· Be familiar with work in accordance with health and safety legislation and company policies and procedures

· Take reasonable care to use safety and personal protective equipment as required by health and safety legislation and company policies and procedures

· Report to HHS supervision and management immediately after any incident or condition believed to be hazardous to worker’s health and safety

· Refuse work if danger is imminent or not controlled

· Read, understand and comply with HHS’s Medical Control Guidelines, Safety policies and Job Procedures, as well as applicable government laws and regulations

· Work within their applicable scope of practice determined by their licensing body and under the medical control of the HHS medical director, utilizing the HHS Medical Control Guidelines

Qualifications:

· Completion of an accredited Emergency Medical Responder program

· Active registration with Alberta College of Paramedics

· Current Basic Cardiac Life Support

· Valid unrestricted Class 4 Alberta Operator’s License, (please note a valid license does not include a Learner’s Permit or Graduated License

· Current and clean Driver’s Abstract

· Complete site-specific orientation as required

· Current Standard Field Level Tickets, H2S Alive, Standard First Aid, CSTS , Common Safety Orientation

· ATV/Snowmobile safety training and experience an asset

· Previous experience in Industrial or Oil & Gas sector as a medic is an asset

· Physically capable of working in adverse weather environment and conditions

· Willingness to work shift work, including nights

· Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen

Please note: Preference given to local candidates, schedule is 7/7 : Camp will be provided and flights from Edmonton or Calgary will be provided if no qualified local candidates.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: $24.00-$26.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift

Application question(s):

• Do you currently reside in Fort McMurray, AB?

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Emergency Medical: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: On the road