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Medavie

Nonprofit health insurance and care group

Advanced/Intermediate/Primary Care Paramedic - Community Paramedicine

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSaskatoon, SK, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Meet all legislated requirements for Advanced Care Paramedics in Saskatchewan.
  • Be a registered, active Advanced Care Paramedic with the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics, or be eligible for registration through the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics.
  • Submit a copy of the front and back of a valid Saskatchewan Class 4 driver's license or equivalent with the résumé.
  • Submit ACLS, ITLS, and CPR C for Health Care Providers with the résumé.
  • Submit a current valid and clean criminal record check, including a vulnerable sector check, completed within the last 60 days.
  • Submit a driver's abstract completed within the last 30 days with the résumé.
  • Be willing to obtain Community Paramedicine endorsement.
  • Be able to work all assigned shifts and maintain a good attendance record.
  • Maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

  • Work with primary health care providers, including family physicians, hospitals, and clinics, and provide mobile care to patients in their homes or community settings.
  • Provide care for non-emergency calls and regularly scheduled client visits.
  • Work alone in a response-capable vehicle and provide direct patient care, including advanced assessment, consultation, and treatment.
  • Use independent critical thinking to deliver appropriate care consistent with current scope of practice, while working with a team under direct medical oversight.
  • Determine what additional health care resources, if any, are appropriate to continue a patient's treatment.
  • Act as a liaison with physicians, nurses, and the wider medical community to meet patient needs.
  • Occasionally perform duties as a licensed paramedic within the successful applicant's abilities and scope, including when called upon during a shift.
  • Provide independent advanced clinical care.
  • Safely transport individuals, including emergency and non-emergency responses and inter-facility transfers.
  • Maintain and operate ambulances and related equipment in accordance with patient needs and public safety.
  • Follow the current National Occupational Competency Profile, Saskatchewan College of Paramedics registration requirements, and Medavie Health Services West policies, procedures, and protocols for Advanced Care Paramedic clinical duties.

Desired Qualifications

  • Demonstrate the ability to work efficiently as a team member and possess strong interpersonal skills.
  • Have excellent work habits and exhibit professionalism.

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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