Primary Care Paramedic (Bc Pcp)

  • Fort Saskatchewan
  • Dxp L Ips

Opportunity for BC registered PCPs

We deliver essential medical services to a wide range of companies and help to protect and support workers in remote oil field, pipeline and industrial settings. A day in the life of a primary care paramedic requires courage and compassion; facing diverse and interesting situations where you directly affect people? s lives by your actions.

Primary Duties/ Responsibilities (but not limited to) :

  • Provide a quick response to medical emergencies in an industrial setting
  • Assess and attend to patient? s injuries; determine a course of treatment
  • Provide first-aid or support to injured workers
  • Effectively communicate status and next steps of the injured worker to emergency services
  • Clean and decontaminate vehicles (mobile treatment center) and/or clinic area and maintain areas in a state of operational/medical readiness
  • Ensure all reporting and communication requirements are adhered to regarding incidents, injuries and treatment
  • Maintain confidential patient medical documentation and reports as per governing body requirements

Qualifications

  • Registration as a Primary Care Paramedic with the Emergency Medical Assistants Licensing Board (BC), dual AB provincial registration is an asset!
  • H2S Alive
  • CPR - Health Care Provider (HCP) or Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Non GDL Class 5 (or equivalent) driver? s License
  • Common Safety Orientation (CSO)

Personal Characteristics

  • Highly skilled and well known for bringing order to chaos; especially when patients are scared, in pain or shock from an injury.
  • Caring yet take control type of personality. The ability to take a calm and logical approach to emergency situations.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Functional knowledge of computer operations, including Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • Effectively organize and prioritize situations and activities ranging from urgent patient care issues to routine office and clinic duties
  • Reliable, dependable, and capable of working in a fast-paced team environment
  • Additional training and certifications may be necessary to meet client specifications.