Primary Care Paramedic

Position Overview

Primary Care Paramedics provide care to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high‑quality health care services. The Primary Care Paramedic is responsible for providing accessible, responsive, and integrated patient care at all times, collaborating with health care providers, allied emergency service agencies, and other community agencies. This role is responsible for the safe, effective operation and use of vehicles and equipment in accordance with Manitoba Provincial Regulations, Acts, and Shared Health policy. The Primary Care Paramedic is expected to conduct themselves professionally, ethically, and demonstrate commitment to the mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, and policies of Shared Health.

Key Responsibilities

Provide accessible, responsive, and integrated patient care at all times. Collaborate with health care providers, allied emergency service agencies, and other community agencies. Operate vehicles and medical equipment in compliance with Manitoba regulations and Shared Health policy. Maintain professional, ethical conduct and demonstrate commitment to Shared Health’s mission and values.

Experience

• Experience providing pre‑hospital care as an Emergency Medical Responder or Primary Care Paramedic.
• Competence in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge of Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in patient relations and/or customer service.
• Proficiency with Shared Health ERS and Digital Health technology, software programs and equipment.
• Proficiency in both official languages for designated bilingual positions, ensuring services are accessible in both languages.
• Ability to communicate in multiple languages.

Education

• Graduate of a Primary Care Paramedic program held by an accredited Canadian institution, or a College of Paramedics of Manitoba approved equivalent.

Certification / Licensure / Registration

• Certificate of Practice with the College of Paramedics of Manitoba – Member in good standing, at minimum at the Primary Care Paramedic level.
• Valid Class IV Manitoba driver’s licence.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), level C or equivalent.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrates and encourages others to follow the principles of the LEADS framework (Leading, Engaging, Achieving, Developing, and System transformation).
• Desired Certifications:
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (PEARS) from an accredited training provider.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from an accredited training provider.
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) from a certified training provider.
• College of Paramedics of Manitoba Standards of Practice.
• Scope of Practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act.
• Manitoba Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Act.
• Manitoba Highway Traffic Act.
• Shared Health clinical protocols, care maps and associated documents.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).
• Other applicable Shared Health policies, procedures, guidelines, and directives.

Physical Requirements

• Applicants are required to provide a Physical Fitness Assessment by an approved fitness assessment provider.
• Applicants are required to complete a job‑related written test of clinical knowledge.
• Travel by multiple vehicle types, where inclement weather conditions are anticipated; general risks of responding to a variety of ERS calls.
• Exposure to a variety of high‑stress, physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding situations, and potential for communicable disease exposure.
• Moderate to heavy physical effort required, including frequent lifting of patients and equipment.

Employment Equity & Accessibility Statement

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We welcome applications from people with disabilities; accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process. Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self‑identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

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