Position #: CAS082894
Expected Start Date: January 06, 2025
Union: HSAS
Facility: Shaunavon Hospital and Care Centre
City/Town: Shaunavon
Department: Ambulance - Land
Type: Casual
FTE: 0
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: No
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Emergency Medical Technician $29.909 to $36.572
Travel Required: No
Job Description: Reporting to the Southwest EMS Operations Manager the Emergency Medical Technician - Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) is responsible for responding to emergent and non-emergent EMS calls for service; and for providing initial assessment, treatment, stabilization and transport of ill or injured persons at the Basic Life Support level. The PCP will provide care with strict adherence to: Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) core values, policies, and work standards; Saskatchewan College of Paramedics (SCoP) Paramedic Clinical Practice Protocols; The Paramedics Act and SCoP Regulatory and Administrative Bylaws; and The Saskatchewan Ambulance Act and Regulations.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Education
- Primary Care Paramedic diploma (PCP)
Licenses
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
- Automated External Defibrillator Certificate (AED)
- International Trauma Life Support Certificate (ITLS)
- Registered Emergency Medical Technician/Primary Care Paramedic (EMT/PCP)
- Valid Class 4 driver's license
Competencies
- Advanced - Listening skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Intermediate - Conflict resolution skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Familiar with the SK Ministry of Health Ambulance Information System.
- Positive approach to deal with challenging situations with empathy and sincerity
- Decision making through the application of clinical, legal & ethical practice
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of EMS Practitioners legislation/protocols/scope of practice
- Ability to work...
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