Job Description

Your Opportunity:

As a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP), you will be a patient advocate who will effectively communicate and interact with community partners and allied healthcare professionals to ensure safe and proficient patient care and transportation. To fulfill your responsibilities, you will safely operate emergency vehicles, respond to medical and traumatic emergencies and inter-facility transport requests while adhering to professional standards, medical control protocols, standard operating procedures, polices and directives. This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Applications may be shared with AHS EMS recruitment teams from communities other than the one listed on this posting. To ensure that your qualifications are recognized, please provide a chronological resume and cover letter in PDF format.

Description:

As a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP), you will transport ill or injured patients from scenes of emergency and/or between facilities. This includes operating ambulances or other modes of transportation, and assessing emergency scenes and patients. You may treat patients by administering minor medications, basic life support (BLS) airway adjuncts, and semi-automated defibrillation. You may also lead the BLS crew in delivering clinical care during patient transport or at emergency scenes. You will assist with ensuring that ambulances or other Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles, such as non-emergent transport (NET), are properly stocked and equipped.

• Classification: Registered PCP-Paramedic 2088
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Emergency Medical Services Operations
• Primary Location: Interfacility Transport EMS ED
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 16-FEB-2024
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 01-APR-2024
• Temporary End Date: 04-NOV-2024
• Hours per Shift: 8
• Length of Shift in weeks: 8
• Shifts per cycle: 40
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $28.42
• Maximum Salary: $35.87
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Non-restricted registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACoP) as a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP) issued by Heart and Stroke. Must be able to obtain a valid Class 4 Alberta Operator Licence, or equivalent, and a current five (5) year driver\'s abstract - within six (6) months with no more than six (6) demerits prior to commencing work. Must provide proof of certificate of successful completion of Functional Abilities Recruitment Evaluation (F.A.R.E.) test by the Lifemark, or an approved equivalent test, prior to receiving an offer of employment - applicable to all applicants, including AHS employees who do not hold a clinical position within AHS EMS (VESST, Clinical Educator, EMR, PCP, ACP and Community Paramedic). We may verify results with Lifemark to ensure successful test completion. Please contact Lifemark at www.lifemark.ca/alberta-health-services for information and to book a test. Additional Required Qualifications:

Successful candidate must work collaboratively with a patient, their family and members of the patient\'s healthcare team, consulting with other healthcare providers when necessary. Must act respectfully in a manner that upholds the patient, coworker and employers\' dignity, safety, privacy, confidentiality and decision-making; taking into account the patient, coworker and employers rights, needs, culture and environmental context. Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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