Location: Health Science Centre
Primary Care Paramedic (2 positions)
Paramedicine – Transport
Temporary Call In
Hours
based on the needs of the department
Salary
CG29, ($25.51 – $28.33)
Competition Number
2022004838
Posted Date
4 August 2022
Closing Date
11 August 2022
About Us
Eastern Health is the largest, integrated health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador employing approximately 13,000 dedicated employees and serving a population of more than 300,000 people. The authority offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. At Eastern Health we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Healthy People, Healthy Communities.
Job Summary
The work of a Primary Care Paramedic involves operating an ambulance in responding to emergencies and routine calls and providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care to persons suffering from a variety of illnesses and injuries. The Primary Care Paramedic is required to assess, stabilize and report on the nature and severity of the illness or injury. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records/reports and the presence or absence of valid complaints. Reports directly to the Operations Supervisors.
Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
- Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients.
- Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces.
- Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-
- hospital emergency setting.
- Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume.
Job Qualifications
- Graduation from high school or equivalent.
- Completion of Primary Care Paramedic Program.
- Registration with the Provincial Medical Oversight Program.
- Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver’s License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Experience in Emergency Care is required.
- A satisfactory record of work performance is required.
- A satisfactory code of conduct, a driver’s abstract, original education documents, proof of registration and current CPR are conditions of employment. The applicant must also participate in a pre-placement capabilities test.
If this is an internal posting only, only applicants of the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit will be considered. Otherwise, if this is posted internal and external, we will accept all applications, but preference will be given to those qualified candidates who are internal to the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit.
Location: Health Science Centre
Primary Care Paramedic (2 positions)
Paramedicine – Transport
Temporary Call In
Hours
based on the needs of the department
Salary
CG29, ($25.51 – $28.33)
Competition Number
2022004838
Posted Date
4 August 2022
Closing Date
11 August 2022
About Us
Eastern Health is the largest, integrated health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador employing approximately 13,000 dedicated employees and serving a population of more than 300,000 people. The authority offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. At Eastern Health we pride ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Healthy People, Healthy Communities.
Job Summary
The work of a Primary Care Paramedic involves operating an ambulance in responding to emergencies and routine calls and providing skilled basic and advanced emergency care to persons suffering from a variety of illnesses and injuries. The Primary Care Paramedic is required to assess, stabilize and report on the nature and severity of the illness or injury. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through observation, examination of records/reports and the presence or absence of valid complaints. Reports directly to the Operations Supervisors.
Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
- Regularly lifts and moves patients and equipment (between 25-50 lbs.) and involved in heavy lifting/pushing/pulling of stretchers (100 lbs.) and patients.
- Constantly stands, bends, stretches, kneels or pushes and pulls; sometimes in small and cramped spaces.
- Constantly requires visual concentration or alertness to drive ambulances, complete site and patient assessments and to administer medications. Regularly there are time pressures in the pre-
- hospital emergency setting.
- Regularly there is lack of control over work pace occurs due to the unpredictable situations during a medical emergency, or unpredictable call volume.
Job Qualifications
- Graduation from high school or equivalent.
- Completion of Primary Care Paramedic Program.
- Registration with the Provincial Medical Oversight Program.
- Possession of a valid Class 4 Driver’s License as issued by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- Experience in Emergency Care is required.
- A satisfactory record of work performance is required.
- A satisfactory code of conduct, a driver’s abstract, original education documents, proof of registration and current CPR are conditions of employment. The applicant must also participate in a pre-placement capabilities test.
If this is an internal posting only, only applicants of the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit will be considered. Otherwise, if this is posted internal and external, we will accept all applications, but preference will be given to those qualified candidates who are internal to the Eastern Health NAPE HS Regional Bargaining Unit.