Primary Care Paramedic
4 months ago
**Primary Care Paramedic**
**BC Emergency Health Services**
FT Regularly Scheduled PCP
Location: Powell River
**Bring your Primary Care Paramedic experience to BC Emergency Health Services**
Open the door to your career in beautiful British Columbia. You will contribute to and promote a culture that is patient focused, supportive, and respectful of all individuals embracing BCEHS values and guaranteeing that all interactions are performed with professionalism, courtesy, dignity, and respect.
Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) job highlights:
- Opportunities to transfer to different regions to experience different lifestyles.
- Provide patient care in pre-hospital emergency situations and transport by ambulance.
- Paid medical and dental benefits, pension, vacation, and access to ongoing training.
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**_What you’ll do:_**
Working as a paramedic, every shift is guaranteed to be different. Some of the most challenging things you will face will include working effectively with a team in emotionally charged situations, communicating with distressed family and bystanders, clearly documenting complex events, and practicing diplomacy and empathy when your role may be misunderstood. Some situations will be unpredictable and demand independent, quick decisions where there may not be a clear “right” answer. In this role, you can expect to:
- Provide patient care and transportation by ambulance in pre-hospital emergency situations, always using critical thinking and safe work practices.
- Advocate for patients through effective communication with colleagues, allied health care professionals and public safety partners.
- Be responsible for the safe operation of ambulances.
- Identify issues and strategies to address complex program or system-wide issues which will enhance service delivery and patient care.
**_What you bring:_**
Qualifications:
- Current PCP license to practice in the province of British Columbia (issued by EMALB); those with an EMR license issued by EMALB are also encouraged to apply.
- Class 1, 2 or 4 BC driver's license (or out of province equivalent), or the ability to obtain within 6 months from your start date.
- Current driver's abstract demonstrating a safe driving record.
- Work permit for Canada (or able to obtain).
- **_Any eligible EMR licensed applicants that do not have a PCP license and who accept full-time or regular part-time PCP-level paramedic positions will be required to successfully complete paid PCP training as a condition of employment along with a three (3) year return of service. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they meet the school’s pre-requisite requirements for enrollment of PCP program._**
**Skills**:
- Strong mental resiliency and maturity; highly functional in a dynamic environment
- Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents - including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - and how they intersect across the health care system.
- Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019)
**As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.**
**_ What We Bring:_**
- Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services, and operations - offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as the San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
- The ability to take your career anywhere in British Columbia.
- Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.
- Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
- Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
**_ What We Do:_**
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**British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS)** is the lead Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency in British Columbia, the largest EMS provider in Canada, and one of the largest in North America responding to over 600,000 ground calls and 7,800 air call
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