Ems Quality Officer

**Requisition ID**: 367982

**Position Number**: 20096000

**Posting End Date**: October 24, 2024

**City**: Oakbank

**Employer**: Shared Health

**Site**:Shared Health - Oakbank EMS Station

**Department / Unit**: In Service Education

**Job Stream**: Clinical Support

**Union**: MAHCP

**Anticipated Start Date**: 11/12/2024

**FTE**:1.00

**Anticipated Shift**: Days

**Work Arrangement**: Hybrid

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2080

**Salary**:$30.496, $33.571, $36.972, $40.419, $44.069, $47.879

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Overview**:
The EMS Quality Officer is responsible for the continuous monitoring of EMS clinical care within the Region to ensure it meets the quality indicators as delineated by the Provincial Office of the Medical Director (POMD) and Region.

Reporting to the EMS Manager responsible for Education and with functional reporting to the Provincial Office of the Medical Director, the Quality Officer’s primary role is to implement, operate, and monitor a provincial continuous quality program. Other duties may include delivery of education as required to ensure the standards of care are maintained throughout the regional health authority.

The position of EMS - Quality Officer functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority and ensures compliance with the policies, programs and standards of Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of five (5) years recent EMS experience.
- Experience with the development, maintenance and implementation of a comprehensive regional EMS Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Risk Management System consistent with regional and provincial requirements would be an asset.

**Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)**:

- Current Technician
- Primary Care Paramedic Licensure with Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors Emergency Medical Services Branch or eligible for licensure within 3 months.
- Current competency at the Manitoba Intermediate skill set.
- Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
- Satisfactory record of maintenance of competency in delegated classification.

**Certification/Licensure/Registration**:

- Licensed Advanced Care Paramedic with Manitoba Health Emergency Medical Services Branch would be an asset.
- BCLS instructor certification would be an asset.
- Certification in Pediatric advanced life support would be an asset.
- Certification in Neonatal resuscitation program would be an asset.
- Certification in Pre-Ho.spital trauma life support or equivalent would be an asset
- Valid Province of Manitoba Class 4 driver’s license.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Knowledge and understanding of the Emergency Response and Stretcher Transportation Act and associated regulations, and all other applicable acts and regulations.
- Understanding of the provincial EMS system and the function of the Office of the Medical Director.
- Understanding of the regional and provincial policies regarding Quality Assurance of pre-hospital care, treatment, and transport.
- Understanding and experience with the qualitative and quantitative analysis of data and preparation of reporting tools utilizing industry standard formats.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or with mínimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and facilitate group activities.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain positive internal and external working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population.
- Demonstrated ability to respect and promote confidentiality.
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset.
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
- Satisfactory employment record.

**Physical Requirements**:

- The incumbent functions autonomously on a day-to-day basis and manages assigned duties accordingly.
- Will be required to travel throughout the region and province as duties may require.
- No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions. All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy GA-13-P-110 required Immunizations for Health Care Workers.Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applica