Advanced Care?paramedic
5 days ago
**DXP/IPS** is looking for **BC registered Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)** to provides onsite emergency medical services within an industrial environment, tending to both urgent and non-urgent medical needs. This is a cross shift position working 12 hour shifts, with a rotation of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off (typically).
**Location**: Fort Nelson
**Expected start date**: January 14
**Duration**:8 weeks
**Travel**:Flights between Edmonton/Calgary and worksite (on a 2:2 rotation) or Drive (on a 3:3 rotation). The medic is responsible for covering their own expenses to Edmonton or Calgary, with no reimbursement. They must also be comfortable with helicopter flights in the event of a medical emergency at the project site.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Medical standby in the field including but not limited to drilling rigs, service rigs and pipeline jobs
- Respond to emergency calls 24/7
- Medical assistance at accidents, emergencies and other related incidents, in an Emergency Transport Vehicle or Mobile Treatment Center (MTC)
- Assesses whether and how to move patients and, where appropriate, the best location to transport
- Provides immediate course of treatment from scene and on route to hospital
- Applies splints to limbs, dress wounds, administers pain relief, oxygen, drips and fluids
- Uses technical equipment, CPAP, AED, ECG in order to resuscitate and stabilize patients
- Completes procedures when necessary, such as intubation (insertion of a breathing tube), suturing etc
- Liaises with members of other emergency services, such as the police, fire and other ambulance services to ensure the appropriate level of response is provided
- Drives an Emergency Transport Vehicle or other rapid response vehicle
- Cleans, decontaminates and checks vehicles, clinics, and equipment to maintain a state of operational readiness
- Assesses the condition of patients at a clinic location
- Maintains medical documentation and reports on patient's conditions
- Attend daily safety meetings
**Other Skills/Abilities**
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Functional knowledge of computer operations, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Effectively organize and prioritize situations and activities ranging from urgent patient care issues to routine office and clinic duties
- Must be reliable, dependable and capable of working in a fast-paced team environment
- Able to travel via motor vehicle and air transport
**Requirements/ Education**
- An active registration with the Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board of BC (EMA)
- WHMIS/IPS New Hire Training, H2S Alive and CSO (Common Safety Orientation)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) Class 4 or 5 (or equivalent) Driver's License Schedule of Work
At **DXP/IPS** we pay a** hourly rates at $47/hour **(not daily rates), based on Employment Standards, this includes OT rates based on the weekly 8/40 rule. Paid Travel and Orientation, with accomodations are provided
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