Advanced Care Paramedic - Winnipeg, Canada - Shared Health

Shared Health

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Requisition ID: 354143

Position Number:

Posting End Date:
February 23, 2024

City:
Winnipeg

Employer:
Shared Health

Site:
Shared Health - 700 Assiniboine Park Drive

Department / Unit:
SH - ERS VECTRS

Job Stream:
Clinical

Union:

MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 04/01/2024

FTE:1.00

Anticipated Shift:
Days;Evenings;Nights

Work Arrangement:
In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 12.00

Annual Base Hours: 2184

Salary:
$31.365, $34.526, $38.027, $41.571, $45.326, $49.243

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:

Advanced 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.

The Advanced Care Paramedic is responsible for providing accessible, responsive, and integrated patient care at all times. They collaborate with health care providers, allied emergency service agencies, and other community agencies.

This role is responsible for the safe and effective care of patients as per Manitoba Provincial Regulations, Acts, and Shared Health policy.

The Advanced 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.

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Full time positions will include direct patient care clinical opportunities.

Experience:

3 years of full time or equivalent experience providing prehospital care as a Primary Care Paramedic and/or Intermediate Care Paramedic is required.
A combination of related training and/or experience is preferred, including:
Competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge of 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 (e.g. EDIS), 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.
Competent in Windowsbased computer programs.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate):

Graduate of an Advanced 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 Intermediate Care Paramedic level.
Must have a valid Class IV Manitoba driver's license.
Basic Life Support (BLS), level C or equivalent.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from an accredited training provider.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from an accredited training provider.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) from an accredited training provider.
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) from an accredited training provider.
Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) from a certified training provider.

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.
Knowledge of:
College of Paramedics of Manitoba Standards of Practice.
Scope of Practice as documented by the College of Paramedics of Manitoba.
Manitoba Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Act.
Manitoba Highway Traffic Act.
Shared Health (including Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service) clinical protocols, care maps and associated documents.
Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).
Other applicable Shared Health policies, procedures, guidelines, and directives.

Physical Requirements:

Applicants may be 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 VECTRS 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 may be required, including lifting of patients and equipment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health th