Paramedic - Adelaide (Casual)
Paramedic (Road Ambulance)
- Multiple casual paramedic positions available!
- Great variety - provide road ambulance transport and event medical services
- Be one of the first paramedics recruited to RFDS’s emerging ambulance service
- Salary packaging options available!
About the Royal Flying Doctor Service Central Operations (RFDSCO)
Australia’s most trusted charity, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides 24-hour emergency aeromedical and primary health care services to those who live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.
Serving South Australia and the Northern Territory, the team at RFDS Central Operations exist to support happier and healthier Australians no matter where they live, work or play. We continually invest in our people, infrastructure and technology to improve our patient-centred care.
About this Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Operations Manager South & Central Australia, as one of RFDSCO’s paramedics in a newly created service, you will initiate emergency response, resuscitation and stabilisation of critically ill or injured patients, utilising emergency medical guidelines and critical care within scope. You will work across both specialised transport services and at large-scale events in the broader Adelaide area. You will be motivated to manage a wide range of presentations and liaise with our critical care doctors, nurses and associated retrieval services as necessary.
Please note that there are multiple casual positions available.
If successful, you will work a variety of different shift configurations.
About You
You are:
- A team player with exemplary communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Confident in making decisions regarding patient assessment, care and interventions as required prior to patient hand over and during patient transport
- Able to follow procedures and guidelines in a high pressure and time sensitive environment
- Detail orientated with demonstrated computer literacy.
To be considered for the role you must possess:
- Registration (or eligible for registration) as a Paramedic with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency/Paramedicine Board of Australia
- A bachelor’s degree in science – Paramedicine or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years' experience as a paramedic in Australia
- An unrestricted SA drivers’ licence.
Our Benefits
As part of our team, you can expect to be provided with challenging, interesting work and be supported to achieve your best. The RFDS offers attractive remuneration, including salary packaging benefits, within a supportive environment where our people are valued and professional development is encouraged.
Further Information
To access the position description, please click here.
Please note that we are unable to offer Paramedic Internships.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the positions, please contact Anthony Pryzibilla- Operations Manager South and Central Australia via 0438 300 811.
For a confidential discussion in relation to the recruitment process, please contact Jess Symes, Talent Acquisition Partner via (08) 8238 3309.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Tuesday 23rd May 2023.
Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.
Please note, we reserve the right to appoint to the position before the published closing date. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit an application as early as possible!
The RFDS has mandatory vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.
