Advanced Care Paramedic

Requisition : 404014
Position Number: ,
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Dauphin
Site: Shared Health
Work Location: Dauphin
Department / Unit: ERS-EMS-West Zone
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated

Start Date:

To Be Determined
FTE: 1.0
Anticipated Shift: Days;

Nights;

Weekends
Daily Hours Worked: 12 Hour Days and Nights
Annual Base

Hours:

2184
Salary: $34.364, $37.828, $41.665, $45.546, $49.660, $53.952

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, collaborating 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.

3 years of full time or equivalent experience providing pre-hospital care as a Primary Care Paramedic and/or Intermediate Care Paramedic is required.

• 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 Windows-based computer programs.

• Graduate of an Advanced Care Paramedic program held by an accredited Canadian education institution, or a College of Paramedics of Manitoba approved equivalent.

• Certificate of Practice with the College of Paramedics of Manitoba – Member in good standing, at minimum at the Intermediate Care Paramedic level.
• 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.

• 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.

• Applicants may be required to provide a Physical Fitness Assessment by an approved fitness assessment provider.
• Applicants are required to complete a job‑related written test of clinical knowledge.
• Good physical and mental health.
• Travel by multiple…