LYNX EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: NIGHT DUTY PARAMEDIC
Position: Night Duty Paramedic
Company: Lynx Emergency Medical Services
Employment Type: Full-Time / Night Shift
Shift: Night Duty
Payrate: $24 +Shift differential is $2/hr.
ABOUT LYNX EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Lynx Emergency Medical Services is committed to providing professional, reliable and patient-centred emergency medical care. Our focus is on operational excellence, clinical competency, teamwork and delivering quality pre-hospital emergency services around the clock.
We are seeking a dedicated, experienced and responsible Boardman Paramedic to join our team specifically for night duty operations.
The successful candidate must be able to work independently, demonstrate excellent clinical judgement and maintain operational readiness throughout night shifts.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Night Duty Boardman Paramedic is responsible for providing emergency medical response, patient assessment, treatment, stabilisation and transportation during night operations.
The position requires a disciplined and alert professional who can manage emergencies effectively during night hours while ensuring that Lynx Emergency Medical Services maintains consistent clinical and operational standards.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Night Emergency Response
- Respond promptly to all emergency calls and dispatch instructions during night shifts.
- Attend medical emergencies, trauma incidents and other emergency situations.
- Conduct thorough patient assessments and provide appropriate emergency treatment.
- Stabilise patients and arrange safe transportation to suitable healthcare facilities.
- Ensure effective patient handovers to receiving medical personnel.
- Maintain communication with emergency control and management throughout operations.
- Remain alert and operationally ready throughout the entire shift.
2. Clinical Responsibilities
- Conduct primary and secondary patient assessments.
- Monitor and interpret vital signs.
- Provide emergency airway management and resuscitation within scope of practice.
- Manage medical and traumatic emergencies.
- Administer medication in accordance with approved clinical protocols.
- Recognise deteriorating patients and initiate appropriate interventions.
- Maintain accurate patient care reports and clinical documentation.
- Ensure patient dignity, confidentiality and safety.
3. Night Shift Operational Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive vehicle inspection at the commencement of duty.
- Check ambulance equipment, oxygen supplies, medical bags and emergency consumables.
- Ensure all equipment is functional and ready for immediate deployment.
- Monitor medical stock levels and report shortages.
- Maintain ambulance cleanliness and infection prevention standards.
- Ensure the vehicle remains fuelled and operationally ready.
- Complete shift handover reports and communicate outstanding operational matters.
- Report vehicle defects, equipment failures and operational incidents immediately.
4. Night Shift Discipline and Accountability
- Report for duty punctually and ready to commence operations.
- Maintain alertness and readiness throughout the entire night shift.
- Remain at the designated operational base unless dispatched or authorised to leave.
- Avoid unauthorised absences from the workplace.
- Maintain professional communication with dispatch, colleagues and management.
- Ensure all emergency calls and operational instructions are attended to appropriately.
- Follow all Lynx policies, procedures and instructions.
- Ensure a proper handover to incoming personnel at the end of the shift.
5. Professional Conduct
- Represent Lynx Emergency Medical Services professionally at all times.
- Maintain positive relationships with patients, colleagues and healthcare facilities.
- Demonstrate integrity, accountability and respect.
- Maintain compliance with HPCSA standards and applicable legislation.
- Participate in clinical training and operational development.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Recognised Paramedic qualification appropriate to the position.
- Current HPCSA registration in the relevant professional category.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Valid Professional Driving Permit (PrDP), where applicable.
- Relevant current resuscitation certification.
- Previous pre-hospital emergency medical experience.
- Ability to work night shifts, weekends and public holidays.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
ADVANTAGEOUS REQUIREMENTS
- Previous experience in private EMS operations.
- Experience working independently during night operations.
- Strong emergency response and patient management experience.
- Additional relevant clinical qualifications.
- Knowledge of EMS operational procedures and clinical governance.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate must demonstrate:
- Excellent clinical decision-making.
- Strong emergency patient assessment skills.
- Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
- High levels of alertness and responsibility.
- Excellent time management.
- Strong communication and teamwork.
- Professionalism and discipline.
- Ability to work independently.
- Good administrative and report-writing skills.
- Commitment to patient care and operational excellence.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Performance will be assessed according to:
- Emergency response and operational readiness.
- Quality and standard of patient care.
- Compliance with clinical protocols and HPCSA requirements.
- Punctuality and attendance.
- Ambulance and equipment readiness.
- Accuracy of patient care reports.
- Professional conduct and communication.
- Compliance with night shift procedures.
- Proper shift handovers and accountability.
WHAT LYNX EXPECTS FROM YOU
Night duty requires a high level of responsibility, discipline and commitment.
Lynx expects its night shift paramedics to remain alert, professional and ready to respond to emergencies at all times.
The successful candidate must understand that emergency medical services operate 24 hours a day, and the standard of care provided during the night must be equal to that provided during the day.