This posting
This posting will be used to fill 1 permanent full-time positions working 75 bi-weekly. It will establish a 6-month eligibility list which may be used to fill similar positions.
This job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon.
Our team
The Yukon's Emergency Medical Services (YEMS) team delivers a wide scope of pre-hospital care. We deliver medical interventions, treatments, and critical care in every corner of the Yukon.
Leadership, dedication, and partnership guides our work. We enact these qualities from the moment we receive a call to the time when we transfer a patient at a health care facility.
Your role
Working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, the Superintendent Whitehorse Operations is responsible for providing leadership and supervision to operational staff to ensure effective and efficient shift to shift and day to day operations of Whitehorse EMS. This includes implementing procedures to enhance performance and to ensure that Whitehorse EMS meets established service goals and objectives. Yukon EMS constitutes Air and Land ambulance operations.
The ideal candidate will have strong strategic thinking skills, client service orientation and a flexible, proactive approach to working with staff, colleagues, and clients. They will resolve issues and problems using strong negotiation skills, as well as making decisions with integrity using balanced judgement.
- For more information on this job, please Peter Mostyn, Deputy Chief, Whitehorse Operations at Peter.Mostyn@yukon.ca
- For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Ann Caron, HR Consultant at 867-332-6273 or annelouise.caron@yukon.ca
Your benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer many additional financial and non-financial benefits.
Your career, your home, your lifestyle
We are the Yukon public service. Every day, we come together to serve the people who live here and make a difference in so many ways. Here, you will find the diverse opportunities you desire to develop your career while enjoying a warm sense of community and vibrant artistic, cultural, and recreational amenities, all set in a spectacular natural environment.
As part of our team, your achievements and enjoyment in both your work and personal life will be valued as you explore the many opportunities the Yukon, and the Government of Yukon, has to offer.
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Important application and job requirements
Essential qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the qualifications below. Selections for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.
It may be helpful for you to review “Prepare your resume and cover letter”.
Desired knowledge, skills and suitability
If selected for an interview, candidates should have, and may be assessed on, the following:
- Experience developing policies, procedures, and protocols
- Experience liaising with agencies to provide prehospital medical care.
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills
- Effective oral and written communication skill
- Ability to provide leadership, coaching and training to members of the team.
- Excellent critical thinking, relationship building and conflict management skills
- Strong understanding of working with various cultural backgrounds
It may be helpful for you to review “The job interview process”.
Conditions of employment
You must meet the following conditions before being hired, or within the time frame noted.
TB Screening, security clearance including vulnerable sector check, valid Yukon class 4 driver's licence, maintaining current PCP, ACP and or CCP certification.
Job requirements
This job requires you to perform, and/or be exposed to, the following:
Shift work, including weekends and standby, wearing a uniform and maintaining all conditions of employment.
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