Emergency ambulance driver

About this career

Emergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's vital signs and report to the paramedics in charge, ensuring the medical equipment is well stored, transported and functional, under supervision and on order of a doctor of medicine.

Essential skills

adhere to organisational guidelines assist ambulance paramedics clean vehicle interiors communicate in healthcare comply with legislation related to health care comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice drive ambulance under emergency conditions empathise with the healthcare user ensure ambulance roadworthiness follow verbal instructions listen actively maintain emergency vehicle equipment monitor patients during transfer to hospital operate an emergency communication system position patients undergoing interventions provide first aid tolerate stress transfer patients transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care write reports on emergency cases

Required knowledge

emergency cases first aid health care legislation health care occupation-specific ethics human anatomy hygiene in a health care setting infection control medical dispatch operational tactics for emergency responses pathogenic microorganisms resuscitation special equipment in emergency

Additional skills

apply organisational techniques assess nature of injury in emergency communicate in foreign languages with health service providers decontaminate ambulance interior drive helicopter under emergency conditions handle patient trauma maintain order at scenes of accidents operate specialised equipment in emergency perform multiple tasks at the same time pilot boat for medical emergency services childbirth disability care pharmacology sanitary technology

Also known as

ambulance technician ECA assistant in emergency care medical emergency assistant technician in emergency medical care ambulance emergency care assistant emergency medical vehicle assistant ambulance emergency medical technician