This role is tasked to support SMI’s emergency evacuation plans by transporting patients with illnesses or injuries to definitive care and ensure the company’s ambulance is operated and maintained in compliance with prescribed standards on health, safety, customer service, operational reliability, resource efficiency, and risk management.

Key responsibilities :

• Perform safe emergency transport of sick or injured person to a medical facility by operating the ambulance unit according to technical driving standards.
•  Administers first aid emergency care and assistance at the site of an emergency or in ambulance. Performing activities such as immobilization of patients and administration of basic life support procedures.
• Provide ambulance services to those in need of urgent medical care by arranging timely removal of the patient to the next point of definitive care.
• Ensure proper maintenance of medical and communication equipment installed in the ambulance unit.
• Manage requisition, replenishment, and control of medical supplies for ambulance use.
• Maintain vehicle in clean, polished, and flawless operating condition. Ensure timely conduct of pre-trip, post-trip, and periodically-required vehicle inspections. Perform minor maintenance tasks on the vehicles when necessary and ensure that vehicle maintenance requirements are reported and completed on time to prevent downtimes that may hamper safe operations.
• Prepare and document trip reports to ensure vehicle utilization adhere to approved vehicle management guidelines and support business requirements. Ensure accurate, up-to-date information are indicated on trip tickets, transportation forms, vehicle maintenance, fuel purchases, incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports, and similar records, as required.
• Ensure understanding, familiarity, and compliance with all applicable traffic rules and regulations, vehicle operating manual, manufacturer’s instructions, and internal vehicle management guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure mastery of “vehicle dynamics”, defensive, escape, and evasion driving skills in a scored and evaluated training program; re-trains; and re-certifies, as required.
• Ensure that all information acquired while performing driving services are kept in strictest confidence.
• Execute established incidents reporting requirements and prepare accident and incident reports, as necessary.

Key requirements :

• At least college level
• Minimum 3 years driving experience; preferably, in rugged terrain and with background in paramedical ambulance driving
• Valid professional driver’s license with 2-3-4-5 restriction codes and TESDA NCII competency certificate
• Expert in first aid administration with a valid First aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) Certificate
• Demonstrated competency in applying emergency triage in dealing with mass casualty
• Ability to act calmly in an emergency
• Familiar with incident and accident reporting procedures and documentation processes
• Good communication skills
• Innovative, action-oriented, solutions-based, and reliable
• Familiarity with local routes, traffic rules, vehicle maintenance, and minor trouble-shooting is an advantage

For additional details and other vacancies, interested applicants are directed to visit www.smi.com.ph and apply online. Resume and application letter may also be sent to humanresources@smi.com.ph. Closing date 30 June 2012.