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Echuca – Casual Ambulance Transport Attendants

Date Published

03 Feb 2025

Location

Echuca

Job Details

- Work for Australia’s most trusted and iconic charity

- Casual positions available

- Base Hourly Rate $33.81 - $40.54 plus 25% casual loading, penalties, allowances, super & salary packaging

The Organisation

Proudly serving Australians since 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides emergency aeromedical and allied health services for people in rural and remote Australia. We strive toward improving the health and wellbeing of our rural communities and believe in creating opportunities, so all Victorians have the choice to access essential primary health care services.

About the Program

Mobile Patient Care (MPC) offers Non‑Emergency Patient Transport across Victoria and some areas of New South Wales. We work with a large fleet of ambulances and support our transport services with RFDS aircraft. MPC provides clinical care for people travelling from home to hospital, hospital to hospital and hospital to home, as well as transport to and from specialist clinics.

About the Role

As an ATA, you will deliver high‑quality, dignified, and patient‑focused care, ensuring the efficient and effective transport of non‑emergency pre‑ and post‑hospital patients. Your role will be crucial in maintaining the comfort and respect of each patient throughout their journey.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform patient assessment and intervention on‑road

- Provide high quality patient care and treatment during on‑road transport

- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with patients and stakeholders

- Perform independently and problem solve within established policies and procedures

- Work collaboratively with other team members

To be successful, you will need:

- A Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance), or Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic), or Bachelor of Nursing (with AHPRA registered nurse registration), or other equivalent qualification for Ambulance Officers recognised by RFDS or DHHS

- For Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance) qualified – evidence of successful completion of required clinical placements and a Clinical Skills Assessment, completion of a minimum of 400 hours operational experience under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor, successful completion of clinical skills assessment

- Availability to work 10 and 12‑hour shifts across 7 days

- Ability to drive in both city and country traffic conditions

- Compassionate, professional, and dedicated to providing excellent service

- Experience working in the NEPT sector in a similar role desirable but not essential

- Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Full Drivers Licence, Working with Children’s Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia.

Our Benefits

- Recognition of prior ATA service with other ambulance providers (Non‑Emergency or Emergency) to ensure fair compensation for the knowledge and skills you will be contributing to the team

- 2:1 staff to patient ratio

- Set shift times

- Generous penalties and allowances

- A less stressful environment than emergency/pre‑hospital care

- Supported opportunities to work at different locations across the state

- Options to work across specialist resources such as high acuity, complex patient care vehicle, and with our Non‑Emergency Patient Transport aeromedical team

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income for all employees, including our casuals

- Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Need more information?

For any enquiries, please email careers@rfdsvic.com.au

To access the position description and to apply please click the ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our Career Centre.

Mandatory vaccination policy:

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of the following vaccinations:

- Hepatitis B

- Chicken Pox

- Measles, Mumps and Rubella

- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis

- Tuberculosis

- Annual Influenza

We are unable to accept applications submitted via email.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.

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