Posted 14 months ago
Ambulance Operator/Attendant
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring a part-time Ambulance Operator/Attendant at its Burin base in the Eastern Rural Zone. The role drives ambulances to transport patients and assists paramedicine staff with patient care and heavy lifting. The posting states 37.5 hours bi-weekly across 8 and 12 hour shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends, with on-call and standby required, and pay of CG25 (CAD 24.26 to 26.71 per hour).
Responsibilities:
- Operate ambulances to transport patients safely
- Assist paramedicine staff in patient care
- Lift and move patients and equipment
- Respond to emergency calls and standby
Requirements summary:
- Emergency Medical Responder certification (CMA-accredited)
- Current NL Paramedicine EMR registration
- Class 4 driver's licence and satisfactory abstract
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- Passed physical capability test within 3 months
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-09-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 100 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), NL Paramedicine registration, Basic Life Support, Physical Capability testing certificate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 983 |
Job description
| Zone: Eastern Rural Zone Location: Burin Base Ambulance Operator/Attendant (Repost) Paramedicine - Ground Transport Permanent, Part-Time NAPE HS 29298POS |
|---|
| Hours | 37.5 bi-weekly (8 & 12 hour shift work; days, evenings, nights, weekends; on-call & standby required) |
| Salary | CG25 (CAD24.26 - CAD26.71 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0016014 |
| Posted Date | 2025-09-09 |
| Closing Date | Open until filled. |
| Demands, duties, qualifications | Job Summary The Ambulance Operator/Attendant will be responsible for skilled work in the operation of ambulances in transporting patients while exercising care and skill in driving. The successful incumbent will provide assistance to the paramedicine staff in patient care, such as proper lifting of patients and other related duties as required. The successful applicant will report directly to the Manager of Paramedicine. The base for this service is located in Burin. Job Demands By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to): Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients; Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces. Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting. Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume. Qualifications Graduation from an approved Emergency Medical Responder course (10-day course) accredited by the Canadian Medical Association. Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as an EMR. Current medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director. Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. A satisfactory Driver’s Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required. Current certification in Basic Life Support. Effective oral and written communication skills. Critical and sound decision making skills. Successful completion of the Physical Capability testing certificate (within the last 3 months) and continued responsibility to meet the minimum standards of physical capability as outlined in provincial policy. For standby, must be able to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes or be willing to stay at the base. A satisfactory record of work performance is required. |
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