Paramedic Educator CCP
Req ID: 187864
Location: Central Zone, Dartmouth General Hospital
Department: Emergency, Interprofessional Practice & Learning
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Dec-24
This is a reposted position. Current applicants are not required to re-apply.
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
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The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities. Through strong partnerships with the academic sector, regulators, and government, the Interprofessional Practice and Learning team has an integral role in influencing and operationalizing health system priorities.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Central Zone Manager IPPL, the Paramedic Educator is responsible (in collaboration with key stakeholders) for the assessment, implementation, planning, evaluation and supportive application of existing and new clinical knowledge and the translation of knowledge to practice. The primary focus of the Paramedic Educator is to build capacity for all classes of paramedics and be present at the point of care to contribute to the development of their core competencies. As a member of the IPPL team, the Paramedic Educator works with IPPL team, clinical leadership and staff, to foster person centered, collaborative care and collaborative interprofessional relationships. The Paramedic Educator facilitates and/or coordinates learning that builds capacity, supports, and advances professional practice and maintains and develops evidence-based standards of care. The Paramedic Educator acts as a resource to clinical leadership and staff related to the application of relevant legislation, professional credentialling, and standards of practice. The Paramedic Educator practices in accordance with the Regulated Health Professions Act, Paramedicine Regulations and By-Laws and CPNS Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. This position will support paramedic practice at the Dartmouth General Emergency Department (ED) site and cross-coverage of other EDs within CZ.
Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Central Zone. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Completion of a recognized Critical Care Paramedic program required
- Three (3) years Clinical experience within the past 5 years as a Critical Care Paramedic in an Emergency Department setting required
- Active licensure with the College of Paramedics of Nova Scotia required
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
- Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS), Crisis Resource Management, Advanced Interventions and Management in Emergencies, Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Course, and Simulation are required or willing to obtain
- Competency in ED specific skills including ITLS, casting and suturing, procedural sedation required
- Recent evidence of leadership development and/or experience
- Knowledge of and experience with program development, implementation, and evaluation
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high stress, multi-disciplinary environment an asset
- Skilled in the facilitation of concept-based learning, collaborative learning and practice development
- Ability to delegate, problem solve and resolve conflict
- Evidence of effective interpersonal and communication skills in a variety of contexts
- Computer skills including, Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and computer documentations systems
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
Permanent Part-Time; 37.5 hours Bi-weekly
Compensation and Benefits
$40.69 - $44.96 hourly
$39,671 - $43,838 annually
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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