Salary Range: $45.10/Hour Upon Hire; $52.82/Hour - $57.33/Hour in Accordance with the Unifor Collective Bargaining Agreement
Location: Ottawa Air Base, Ottawa Land Base, London Base, Sudbury Base, Toronto Island Base, GTA Land Base, Peterborough Land Base, Chatham-Kent Land Base, Hamilton Land Base, ON Organization: Ornge

Job Type: Full-time
Expiration Date: June 12, 2023
Classification: Union

We are currently hiring CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDICS possessing current, active CCP certification in Ontario, or equivalent certification in another Canadian jurisdiction for base locations across Ontario, including remote and Northern locations. Critical Care Paramedics hired into full-time positions and meeting necessary requirements of experience and proficiency will be required to complete any identified training and certification to the Critical Care Paramedic level with Ornge’s Base Hospital. Successful candidates will be required to re-locate to base locations as assigned by Ornge, including remote and Northern Ontario locations in Ontario, Canada. The incumbent is responsible for the initiation and provision of treatment, stabilization, and safe transport of emergent urgent and non-urgent patients via air and, in some locales, land, and the completion of relevant documentation. The incumbent will perform the general duties of a paramedic including assessment of the extent of injuries or medical illnesses of trauma victims, patients with respiratory and cardiovascular disease, overdose and poisoning victims, industrial accident victims and other ill or injured individuals to determine emergency medical treatment. The incumbent will administer pre-hospital emergency care to patients such as oxygen therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), spinal immobilization, bandaging, splinting, intravenous (IV) treatments, and adjunctive equipment for ventilation and circulation. In addition, the incumbent will provide critical care treatment and intervention to patients in the pre-hospital and inter-facility settings, including but not limited to advanced airway management, mechanical ventilation, initiation and maintenance of pharmaceutical infusions, administration of blood and blood products, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support and the provision of care to high risk obstetrical and neonatal patients. The incumbent will maintain emergency care equipment and supplies and participate in maintaining a clean and safe work environment. The incumbent will document and record the nature of injuries and illnesses and treatment provided, and will collaborate with relevant dispatch centres, hospital staff, and others to ensure relevant information is collected and proper treatment is administered. The Flight Paramedic, practices with medical skills and knowledge in the transport environment within their scope of practice and adheres to all Ornge/MOH medical directives, policies, and procedures. The Flight Paramedic supports and promotes the strategic vision and principles of Ornge. See 'Download Job Listing PDF' for full details.

Minimum 2 years’ active field practice as a paramedic; 5 years’ active practice preferred;Possession of or eligibility for all qualifications and conditions as outlined in the AmbulanceAct/Ontario Reg. 257/00 including, at the time of application:oequivalency;o All Paramedic Program(s) including Critical Care Paramedic Program graduation certificatesfrom a recognized institution or training provider;o Evidence of current registration/authorization in good standing with provincial/serviceprovider Base Hospital or applicable regulatory body for all levels of care, including Critical Care or equivalent;Ontario equivalency; MOH Advanced Care Paramedic or certificate or eligibility for OntarioMOH Advanced Emergency Medical Care Assistant (AEMCA) certificate or eligibility forosatisfactory Driver Abstract;o Current valid or eligibility for CPR for Healthcare Professionalso Current valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred;o Current, valid immunizations and confirmation of freedom from communicable disease asoutlined in MOH Ambulance Service Communicable Disease Standards; o Satisfactory Criminal Record Search current within 90 days;Current or eligibility for valid F Class (or higher) Driver’s License or provincial equivalent withCurrent valid COVID-19 vaccination unless an exemption has been granted on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code;Completion of a Vulnerable Sector Screening process with a satisfactory result prior to or within 90 days of commencement of employment;Ability to successfully:o Complete and submit pre-qualification requirements for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)/advanced standing in Ornge CCP course;o Complete of Ornge Aeromedical Theory Program and MOH Aeromedical Theory Certificate, available upon receipt of Ontario MOH A-EMCA;o Satisfactory proof of completion, current within 6 months, of OPPAT physical fitness assessment program.

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