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Exciting Careers at Ornge 

Flight and Land Paramedics

Working as a paramedic for Ornge is a unique career opportunity. Ornge provides its paramedics with the most advanced scope of practice anywhere in North America - a medically driven, evidence based program utilizing the latest in medical equipment, procedures and pharmacology. With the support and guidance of the Ornge Medical Advisory Committee, our flight paramedics have immediate access to top physicians with specialties ranging from anesthesia to neonatology.

Flight paramedics work for Ornge on fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft or critical care land vehicles throughout the Province of Ontario.

A career with Ornge opens the door to opportunities in a variety of departments including Operations, Education, Research and Development and Human Patient Simulator Programs.

Paediatric Critical Care Transport Paramedics

Paediatric Critical Care Transport Medicine is a unique career opportunity for the professional nurse. Grow and expand your professional horizons in an exciting field where every day presents special challenges.

As an important member of a collaborative team, you will provide safe and effective stabilization and transport of critically ill children via helicopter, fixed wing or land ambulance. Ornge ensures the highest level of care for the critically ill child as they are transported to a tertiary center.

You’ll be working within an innovative virtual hospital environment, and you’ll be thinking on your feet. Paediatric Critical Care Transport Medicine demands independent judgment, analytical thinking, decision making, prioritization and implementation of interventions and ongoing evaluation of the patient.

Ornge Communications Centre (OCC)


Operating at the nerve-centre of Ornge operations is the Ornge Communications Centre (OCC), where staff focuses on the logistics of patient care and transport in a team-oriented environment. Moving critically ill patients throughout Ontario by air and land is both challenging and rewarding. The OCC is looking for individuals dedicated to providing the best possible care solutions to the residents of Ontario – the vital services only Ornge can offer.