Equipment & Supply Technician
Requisition ID: 15806
Department: Emergency & Protective Services Dept.
Service: Ottawa Paramedic Service
Branch: Special Ops, Training & Logistics Branch
Employment Type: 1 or more Full-time Temporary - Until the end of the current year.
Work Hours: 42.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CUPE 503 Inside/Outside
Salary Information: $61,938.24 - $72,473.85 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: 2475 Don Reid Drive
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Ottawa Paramedic Service
Application Close: 30/01/2025
JOB SUMMARY
The Special Operations, Training & Logistics Branch of the Paramedic Service is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of paramedic specialty teams, including tactical, CBRNE, bike, marine and critical care; the Community Paramedicine Program; training and development of internal staff as well as external stakeholders; research proposals related to patient care or paramedic operations; and the provision of logistics, vehicle and equipment maintenance/stocking, cleaning and repair, facility management and general administrative/financial services to support a performance-based environment and the effective functioning of the Branch.
You are responsible for sanitizing and processing medical equipment, supplies and vehicles to maximize Paramedic Service resource availability and ensure appropriate quality assurance and improvement for related items, in accordance with provincial standards and City of Ottawa policies and procedures, prior to and/or during vehicle assignment to shifts.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Completion of Grade 12
Minimum of 1 year of related work experience handling emergency type equipment as well as some work experience with the assembly and disassembly of equipment, preferably medical equipment.
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES
Valid Ontario unrestricted CZ class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no demerit points accumulated, as per City of Ottawa corporate standard.
Applicants to this temporary posting will be considered with a G class Driver's License.
A CZ Driver's License is required under the Equipment and Supply Technician (EST) job description. All ESTs are required to obtain and maintain a CZ License at a later date. Training will be provided at a date to be determined by the employer.
KNOWLEDGE
- Methods and techniques of carrying out routine, deep and specialized sanitizing of vehicles and equipment
- Inventory control techniques
- Ottawa Base Hospital Policy and Procedures for Sanitizing and Disinfection of Advanced Life Support Equipment
- City of Ottawa Equipment Maintenance Policy
- City of Ottawa Paramedic Service Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning Policy and other related policies
- Ministry of Health policies, procedures, guidelines and specifications related to ambulance equipment supplies, vehicles stocking, sanitizing and maintenance
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and related regulations
- Basic preventative maintenance methods for vehicles and equipment
- Performance based principles
- Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.
COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Operate/drive Paramedic Service vehicles
- Work closely with other Paramedic Service staff to identify opportunities for improvement and participate in a coordinated approach to delivering Paramedic Services
- Accurately check and re-supply medical equipment and supplies
- Perform preventative maintenance and identify problems
- Use a computer (basic keyboarding skills) for data entry
- Maximize vehicle and equipment turnaround
- Expeditious thorough, neat and meticulous in carrying out the work
- Lift heavy equipment, including stretchers
- Work rotating 12 hour shifts
- Be in good physical health and able to lift weights, as prescribed by the work
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
- Police Record Check: The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Records and Judicial Matters Check with the Police Services detachment in their jurisdiction to the City of Ottawa’s satisfaction.; Police record checks completed by a third-party company will not be accepted.
- Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with 0 demerit points accumulated
- You will initially be paid 95% of your starting rate of pay, in accordance with the collective agreement.
- Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.
The Ottawa Paramedic Service has a Mandatory Vaccination Policy which requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Candidates must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination including proof of up-to-date, at the time of hire, additional doses as recommended by Public Health Agency of Canada (KP.2 mRNA at the time of posting).
The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.
Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.