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Types of Paramedics

Air Ambulance Paramedics

Air Ambulance Paramedics

Qualified and MICA paramedics seeking a challenge often apply to work as an Air Ambulance paramedic. View Paramedic
Ambulance Community Officers

Ambulance Community Officers

Ambulance Community Officers (ACOs) are employed on a casual basis to provide advanced first aid in rural communities where the workload is so low that establishment of an ambulance station with full time staff is not economically feasible. View Paramedic
Bicycle Response Paramedics

Bicycle Response Paramedics

Qualified ambulance and MICA paramedics can apply to join the AV Bicycle Response Unit as a bicycle response paramedic. View Paramedic
Clinical Instructors

Clinical Instructors

Clinical Instructors are responsible for on the road day-to-day training of graduate paramedics and those qualified ambulance paramedics returning to an on the road role after time away. View Paramedic
Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) consist of ambulance volunteers who function as ‘first responders’ within communities where the nearest ambulance station is at a distance. View Paramedic
Duty Team Manager

Duty Team Manager

Duty Team Managers work in the ambulance communication centre and are responsible for the daily needs and management of all paramedics on the road during their shift. This includes resourcing, meal breaks, hospital flow and availability. View Paramedic
Graduate Paramedics

Graduate Paramedics

When we first hire paramedics from a recognised university degree, they spend their first one to two years as graduate paramedic. View Paramedic
Group Manager

Group Manager

Group Managers make sure that the paramedics in their area are looked after, developed and working towards Ambulance Victoria's goals. View Paramedic
MICA paramedics

MICA paramedics

MICA paramedics operate either as part of a two person crew on a MICA response emergency ambulance or as a single responder. View Paramedic
Paramedic Community Support Coordinators

Paramedic Community Support Coordinators

The role of the Paramedic Community Support Coordinator (PCSC) goes beyond that of the traditional paramedic. As well as responding to emergency cases, the PCSC is involved in community based activities to help meet local health needs. View Paramedic