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Medavie

Nonprofit health insurance and care group

Advanced Care Paramedic

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlberton, PE, Canada$33.34 - $42.10 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold a current Prince Edward Island Paramedic License.
  • Hold a current CPR card.
  • Provide a copy of a diploma or degree.
  • Hold an unrestricted Class 4 driver's license.
  • Provide a driver's abstract issued within the last 90 days.
  • Hold valid Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Hold a valid CEVO driver's course certificate issued within the last two years.
  • Provide a criminal record check with Vulnerable Sector Check issued within the last 90 days.
  • Provide confirmation of hepatitis B vaccination.
  • Maintain Advanced Care Paramedic status through mandated continuing medical education.

Responsibilities

  • Provide immediate treatment and transportation of sick and injured individuals to appropriate medical facilities.
  • Operate within the knowledge and scope of Advanced Care practice.
  • Provide leadership throughout each shift using specified educational training.
  • Make decisions and ensure leadership and safety of the ambulance throughout each shift.
  • Work alongside Primary Care Paramedics and Intensive Care Paramedics in emergency medical situations.
  • Conduct oneself safely and discreetly, and be able to justify conduct to patients, family members, hospital staff, management, public agencies, and legal courts.
  • Support safety-related initiatives and foster a culture focused on patient safety and a safe workplace.

Desired Qualifications

  • Additional training and/or education is highly valued.

About the Company

Medavie

Nonprofit health insurance and care group

Medavie is a nonprofit Canadian health group that combines insurance and healthcare services for individuals, employers and governments. Its Medavie Blue Cross business sells health, dental, travel, life and disability coverage, while Medavie Health Services operates emergency response and community care programs. The group also administers public health benefits, processes claims and trains paramedics through Medavie HealthEd. Its care teams work in homes and communities as well as through ground and air ambulance services, and it reinvests in its operations and community health initiatives. Medavie traces its roots to 1943 and is headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

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Headquarters
Dartmouth, Canada
Founded
1943

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