What the posting asks for

• 1 to 2 years' experience
• College/CEGEP
• English

From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.

Hours and terms

• 84 hours a week
• Shifts: shifts, overtime
• Full time, Casual employment
• In person

Usually needed for this kind of work

• Completion of a one- to three-year college, hospital-based or other recognized paramedical or emergency medical technology program is required.
• Licensing by a regulatory body is required in all provinces.
• Those operating emergency vehicles require an appropriate class of licence.

From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Paramedical occupations (NOC 32102). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.

What this work usually involves

• Assess extent of injuries or medical illnesses of trauma victims, patients with respiratory disease and stress, overdose and poisoning victims, industrial accident victims and other ill or injured individuals to determine emergency medical treatment
• Administer pre-hospital emergency care to patients such as oxygen therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), spinal immobilization, bandaging and splinting
• Establish and maintain intravenous treatment (IV), apply adjunctive equipment for ventilation and circulation complications, administer medications and provide other advanced emergency treatment to patients
• Transport patients by air, land or water to hospital or other medical facility for further medical care
• Collaborate with ambulance dispatch centres, hospital staff, police, firefighters and family members to ensure relevant information is collected and proper treatment is administered
• Document and record nature of injuries and illnesses and treatment provided

About the employer

• Industry: Health care and social assistance
• Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region