Posted 20 months ago
Ambulance Operator/Attendant
@ Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is hiring four temporary call-in Ambulance Operator/Attendants at the Ferryland Base to drive ambulances and assist paramedicine staff with patient care. Hours are as needed by the department, with pay of $24.26 to $26.71 per hour. Standby requires reporting to work within 10 minutes or staying at the base.
Pay:
$24.26–$26.71 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Drive ambulances safely to transport patients
- Assist paramedicine staff in patient care
- Lift and move patients and stretchers
- Perform other duties as required
Requirements summary:
- High school graduation or equivalent
- Emergency Medical Responder certificate (approved 10-day course)
- Current NL Paramedicine Regulation EMR registration
- Basic Life Support certification
- Valid Class 4 driver's licence
- Satisfactory driver's abstract and work record
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nlhs
- Employer posting date
- 2025-03-17
- 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 |
| Schedule | day, evening, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 100 lb · computer none |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), NL Paramedicine Regulation registration, Basic Life Support, Physical Capability testing certificate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | driving record |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. John's |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 983 |
| Zone: Eastern Rural Zone Location: Ferryland Base Ambulance Operator/Attendant (4 positions) (Revised) Paramedicine - Ground Transport Temporary Call-In |
|---|
| Hours | As needed by the department |
| Salary | CG-25 ($24.26 - $26.71 per hour) |
| Competition Number | VAC0008693 |
| Posted Date | 2025-03-18 |
| 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 Operations. The base for this service is located at the Ferryland Base. 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 High School or equivalent 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 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 Driver’s Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required A satisfactory record of work performance is required |
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