From hospital porter to emergency ambulance driver
15 of the 33 essential skills of a emergency ambulance driver are already essential for a hospital porter — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 18
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a emergency ambulance driver
What a emergency ambulance driver does
Emergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's vital signs and report to the paramedics in charge, ensuring the medical equipment is well stored, transported and functional, under supervision and on order of a doctor of medicine.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- emergency cases
- first aid
- human anatomy
- listen actively
- operate an emergency communication system
- operational tactics for emergency responses
- position patients undergoing interventions
- provide first aid
- tolerate stress
- transfer patients
- transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles
What would be new
18 skillsEssential for a emergency ambulance driver and not for a hospital porter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assist ambulance paramedics
- clean vehicle interiors
- drive ambulance under emergency conditions
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure ambulance roadworthiness
- follow verbal instructions
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- hygiene in a health care setting
- infection control
- maintain emergency vehicle equipment
- medical dispatch
- monitor patients during transfer to hospital
- pathogenic microorganisms
- resuscitation
- special equipment in emergency
- work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care
- write reports on emergency cases
Other moves from hospital porter
2 roles- paramedic in emergency responses37 skills in common
- nurse responsible for general care14 skills in common
← hospital porteremergency ambulance driver →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a emergency ambulance driver?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.