Primary Care Paramedic
BC Emergency Health Services
Full Time
Prince George
Bring your Primary Care Paramedic experience to BC Emergency Health Services!
Open the door to your career in beautiful British Columbia. You will contribute to and promote a culture that is patient focused, supportive, and respectful of all individuals embracing BCEHS values and guaranteeing that all interactions are performed with professionalism, courtesy, dignity, and respect.
Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) job highlights:
What you’ll do:
Working as a paramedic, every shift is guaranteed to be different. Some of the most challenging things you will face will include working effectively with a team in emotionally charged situations, communicating with distressed family and bystanders, clearly documenting complex events, and practicing diplomacy and empathy when your role may be misunderstood. Some situations will be unpredictable and demand independent, quick decisions where there may not be a clear “right” answer. In this role, you can expect to:
What you bring:
Qualifications:
Indigenous Cultural Safety and Diversity
While BCEHS would consider a foundation in Indigenous cultural safety to be a strong asset for consideration, our commitment to enhancing Indigenous cultural safety includes providing all employees with access to resources and training programs in partnership with San'yas Core Health Indigenous Cultural Safety Training and Anti-Indigenous Racism Response Training.
As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.
What We Bring:
What We Do:
The British Columbia Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is the lead Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency in British Columbia, the largest EMS provider in Canada, and one of the largest in North America responding to over 600,000 ground calls and 7,800 air calls every year. BCEHS program is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). We are also responsible for the delivery, coordination and governance of appropriate and effective out-of-hospital and inter-facility health services throughout B.C.
BCEHS is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which plans, manages, and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.
Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.
To Apply
BCEHS and PHSA are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply to include the required documents as an attachment. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.
Accommodations are openly offered without consequence or negative impact to all applicants – please contact careers@bcehs.ca for further information.
We must have documentation of your BC PCP practice license issued by EMALB by the closing date of the posting to be considered. Should you have issues attaching documents to your online application, please forward your resume and copies of licenses to careers@bcehs.ca
Selection Process
BCEHS must first give preference to qualified, internal applicants before we are able to consider qualified, external applicants.
Formal interviews with shortlisted candidates will be held via video conference. Candidates will be required to successfully complete a criminal record check, and a physical capacity assessment. Canadians and those eligible to work in Canada will be considered before international applicants.
Successful applicants will have up to 61 days to report to British Columbia to attend an 8-day training and orientation program. Successful completion is part of an employee’s probation and is a pre-requisite to working on ambulance or being scheduled in the station.
Questions?
Please contact our external recruitment help desk via email at careers@bcehs.ca. For more information on the unique opportunities that BCEHS has to offer, visit www.bcehs.ca/careers
Additional Resources
Have you seen our latest recruitment video, featuring some of our fantastic paramedics and managers across the province? Check out this section of our website, www.bcehs.ca/joinus where you can view the video and sign up for our mailing list if you're not quite ready to apply but want to learn more.
If you do not yet hold a BC class 1, 2 or 4 driver’s license, please visit the ICBC website for more information.
Union: Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers of BC Posting Number: EB 24:132e Job Location: Prince George Job Type: Regular Full Time Number of Positions: 6 Hourly Rate: PCPIV 33.27 - 46.07 as per the 2022-2025 APADBA Collective Agreement Start Date: TBD based on 61 days to report Closing Date: May 8, 2024 | |