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Paramedic

Provide emergency medical care and transport patients safely to appropriate facilities.

business Field payments Avg: R28,000

description Overview

Paramedics respond to medical emergencies, stabilise patients, and provide urgent care in ambulances and at incident scenes. In South Africa, work often includes shifts, high-pressure decision-making, and coordination with hospitals and emergency services.

**A Day in the Life:**
Rapid response calls, triage, patient stabilisation, documentation, equipment checks, and handovers at healthcare facilities.

schedule A Day in the Life

07:00

Shift briefing, vehicle and kit checks

08:00

Emergency call-outs and patient care

12:00

Hospital handovers and reporting

15:30

Standby, training drills, and restocking

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Step 1

Ambulance Assistant

0-2

Step 2

Paramedic

2-6

Step 3

Advanced Life Support Paramedic

6-10

Step 4

EMS Supervisor / Operations Manager

10+

Vital Statistics

Salary Range

R 18,000 - R 45,000

Soft Skills

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Technical Skills

medical_services Basic Life Support (BLS) Basics medical_services CPR / First Aid local_pharmacy Dispensing Basics sanitizer Infection Prevention & Control folder_shared Medical Administration medical_information Medical Imaging Equipment Basics local_pharmacy Medication Safety Basics healing Patient Care