Emergency Medical Technician

Position #: 000209

Expected Start Date: August 11, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Biggar & District Health Centre

City/Town: Biggar

Department: Ambulance - Land

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends, Standby

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Emergency Medical Technician $29.909 to $36.572

Travel Required: No

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. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Primary Care Paramedic diploma (PCP)

Licenses

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

Competencies

• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting

Other Information

• Employer will endeavour to ensure on-call does not exceed 300 hours in 3 weeks
• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Clean Driver's Abstract
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics at PCP/EMT level
• Biggar is located approximately 93 km west of Saskatoon
• Must be able to respond to the ambulance within 10 minutes when on-call
• For more information on the town of Biggar please visit https://townofbiggar.com/