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The Opportunity
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a privately-owned company that manages and operates ground ambulance, telehealth medical communications, air medical transport operations and the medical communications centre in Nova Scotia.
Through a long-term performance-based contract with the provincial government's Emergency Health Services (EHS) division, we deliver a high-quality pre-hospital care program to Nova Scotians each and every day. We achieve this through the more than 1,400 employees who work with us including highly-trained paramedics, nurses, medical communication officers and support staff.
With more than 180 ambulances and support vehicles operating out of 60+ stations and responding to more than 165, 000 calls annually, we access all communities across the province in a timely and efficient manner. The EHS LifeFlight program provides even greater accessibility by responding to patients on scene or through inter-facility transports by our critical care team via helicopter, fixed wing or ground ambulance.
Reporting to the Manager, Fleet & Physical Resources, the System Support Technician (SST) is a key part of the EMC team that provides a well maintained, safe, effective and efficient fleet of vehicles; designed to give optimal customer service and patient care.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The position entails, but is not limited to the following:
- Completes light mechanical repairs as directed.
- Completes required Ambulance Base Station facilities repairs which includes but not limited to; Base Station cleaning, painting, yard maintenance, lighting repairs and general maintenance requirements.
- Ensures all system vehicles based out of the Fleet Centre are stocked and in a ready state in accordance to EMC and EHS Fleet Policy and Procedures at all times.
- Conducts all cleaning required to the vehicle interior or exterior in accordance with proper decontamination policies.
- Conducts reasonable on-going cleanliness the fleet centre during scheduled shift and at least once a week fleet center deep clean.
- Performs other such similar, comparable or related duties as may be required or assigned.
- Will require an element of Fleet on-call duty as per schedule
What you'll need
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum Grade 12
- WHMIS
- Class 4 License required
- First Aid an asset
- Good dexterity, good general health, good eyesight and physical coordination.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Displays good decision-making skills and takes initiative
A little bit about us
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC)
Emergency Medical Care Inc. (EMC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medavie Health Services (MHS) that manages and operates ground ambulance, air medical transport and the medical communications operations in Nova Scotia through a performance-based contract with the provincial government's Emergency Health Services (EHS) Operations division and the Department of Health and Wellness.
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Work With Us
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the citizens we serve. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, cultures, races, perspectives and skills. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons of any sexual orientations and gender identities and/or expressions, Indigenous persons, African Canadians, other racialized groups, persons with disabilities. Candidates who identify as being from any of these groups are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify.