Becoming an Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic in Queensland

About this role

Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedics provide intensive pre-hospital health care to injured, sick, infirm and aged persons and emergency transport to medical facilities.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for an Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic include:

• attends accidents, emergencies and requests for medical assistance and provides pre-hospital care
• assesses health of patients, assesses need for assistance, specialised needs and factors affecting patients' conditions
• performs therapies and administers drugs according to protocol
• resuscitates and defibrillates patients and operates life-support equipment
• transports accident victims to medical facilities
• transports sick and disabled persons for specialised treatment and rehabilitation
• instructs community groups and essential service workers in first aid
• attends events where accidents and other health emergencies may occur
• ensures that ambulances are adequately maintained and stocked with medical supplies, and that equipment is in good working order
• prepares written reports on the state of patients' injuries and treatment.