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Primary Care Paramedic

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Zone: Central Zone
Location: Green Bay Health Centre

Primary Care Paramedic

(Depending on applicant pool, the position will be filled as Ambulance Operator/Attendant)
Central Zone - CZ-Road Ambulance-GFW
Permanent Part-time
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Hours 37.5 (Shift Work; as per base/job schedule (days, nights, weekends; on-call & standby required)
Salary
Primary Care Paramedic: CG29 (CAD27.07 - CAD30.07 per hour) Ambulance Operator/Attendant: CG25 (CAD23.78 - CAD26.19 per hour)

A financial recruitment incentive may apply to this position for new hires in exchange for a return in service.

Competition Number VAC0002351
Posted Date 2024-10-18
Closing Date Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications
Our team is seeking an Primary Care Paramedic for a part-time position. If no Primary Care Paramedic applicants, we will consider applications from Ambulance Operators/Attendants. We prioritize candidates based on their qualifications in the following order: Primary Care Paramedic, or Ambulance Operator/Attendant.

If the competition is awarded to an Ambulance Operator/Attendant as the next highest classification, they will be awarded as temporary full time (TFT) for a period of one year, with possibility of extension.

Job Summary:

The Primary Care Paramedic (or Ambulance Operator/Attendant),works as an integral part of the paramedicine program. The successful candidate will work within their scope of practice, including responding to emergency and routine calls, providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care or assistance to persons suffering from a variety of injuries or illnesses. The successful applicant is responsible for maintaining professional and organizational standards of practice.

The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

The successful applicant will report directly to the Manager of District Operations of Paramedicine. The base for this service is located at Green Bay Health Centre, Springdale.

Duties/Job Demands:

The Primary Care Paramedic works as an active member of the health care team providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries while maintaining a high standard of care to the patients. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records and reports, and the presence or absence of valid complaints. The Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) functions as part of an interdisciplinary team within healthcare facility units and ensures client and staff safety, and other related duties as required.

The Ambulance Operator/Attendant will be responsible for skilled work in the operation of ambulances in transporting patients while exercising care and skill in driving. The successful incumbent will provide assistance to the paramedicine staff in patient care, such as proper lifting of patients and other related duties as required.

Job Demands:
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
? Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients;
? Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces.
? Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-hospital emergency setting.
? Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume.

Qualifications:

? Graduation from an approved Primary Care Paramedic program, or Emergency Medical Responder course (10-day course) accredited by the Canadian Medical Association;
? Current registration with the NL Paramedicine Regulation as a PCP or EMR;
? Current medical certification with the Office of the Provincial Medical Director
? Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver's License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador;
? Current certification in Basic Life Support;
? Effective oral and written communication skills;
? Critical and sound decision making skills;
? Successful completion of the Physical Capability testing certificate (within the last 3 months) and continued responsibility to meet the minimum standards of physical capability as outlined in provincial policy;
? For standby, must be able to report to work within the required timeframe of 10 minutes or be willing to stay at the base.
? A satisfactory record of work performance is required;
? A satisfactory Driver's Abstract from Motor Vehicle Registration is required;

Numéro de concours: 1037385765
Site Web d'entreprise: https://NLHealthServices.ca/

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À propos NL Health Services

À propos NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.

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