Primary Care Paramedic - Manitou, Canada - Shared Health
Description
Requisition ID: 340861
Position Number:
Posting End Date:
July 18, 2023
City:
Manitou
Site:
Shared Health
Work Location:
Pembina Manitou Health Centre (Manitou)
Department / Unit:
Manitou - ERS
Job Stream:
Clinical
Union:
MGEU T/P SHSS
Anticipated Start Date: 07/07/2023
FTE:1.00
Anticipated Shift:
Days;Nights;Weekends;Standby coverage as required
Daily Hours Worked: 12.00
Annual Base Hours: 2184
Salary:
$23.943, $25.560, $27.386, $29.251, $31.132, $32.954
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview:
Primary Care Paramedics provide care to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and are dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality health care services.
This role is responsible for the safe, effective operation and use of vehicles and equipment as per Manitoba Provincial Regulations, Acts, and Shared Health policy.
The Primary Care Paramedic will be expected to conduct themselves professionally, ethically, and demonstrate commitment to the mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, and policies of Shared Health.
Experience:
A combination of related training and/or experience is preferred, including:
- Competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values
- Working with individuals from diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience working in patient relations and/or in a customer service capacity
- Use of Shared Health ERS and Digital Health technology, software programs, and equipment
- Both official languages are essential for designated bilingual positions, to ensure health services are readily available and easily accessible in both official languages
- Ability to communicate in multiple languages
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate):
- Graduate of a Primary Care Paramedic program held by an accredited Canadian education institution, or a College of Paramedics of Manitoba approved equivalent
Certification/Licensure/Registration:
- Certificate of Practice with the College of Paramedics of Manitoba
- Member in good standing, at minimum at the Primary Care Paramedic level
- Must have a valid Class IV Manitoba driver's license
- Basic Life Support (BLS), level C or equivalent
Qualifications and Skills:
- Demonstrates and encourages others to follow the principles of the LEADS framework; Leading themselves, Engaging others, Achieving results, Developing coalitions, and participating in System transformation
- Desired Certifications:
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) from an accredited training provider
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from an accredited training provider
- Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) from a certified training provider
- Knowledge of:
- College of Paramedics of Manitoba Standards of Practice
- Scope of Practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act
- Manitoba Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Act
- Manitoba Highway Traffic Act
- Shared Health clinical protocols, care maps and associated documents
- Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)
- Other applicable Shared Health policies, procedures, guidelines, and directives
Physical Requirements:
- Applicants are required to provide a Physical Fitness Assessment by an approved fitness assessment provider
- Applicants are required to complete a jobrelated written test of clinical knowledge
- Good physical and mental health
- Travel by multiple vehicle types, where inclement weather conditions are anticipated. General risks of responding to a variety of ERS calls
- Exposure to a variety of high stress, physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding situations, and Potential for exposure to communicable disease
- Moderate to heavy physical effort required, including frequent lifting of patients and equipment
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
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