Primary Care Paramedic

**Primary Care Paramedic**
**BC Emergency Health Services**
Full Time, Irregularly Scheduled
Vancouver, BC
**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.
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**British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS)** 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. BCAS operates under the authority of the BC Emergency Health Services which is supported by the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
**What you’ll do**
Working as a paramedic, every shift is guaranteed to be different, but you can expect to:
- Provide patient care and transportation by ambulance in pre-hospital emergency situations, using critical thinking and safe work practices at all times.
- Advocate for patients through effective communication with colleagues, allied health care professionals and public safety partners.
- Be responsible for the safe operation of ambulances
- Identify issues and strategies to address complex program or system-wide issues which will enhance service delivery and patient care.
**What you bring**
- Current PCP license to practice in the province of British Columbia (issued by EMALB). We also encourage those with an EMR license issued by EMALB to apply.
- Class 1, 2 or 4 BC driver's license (or out of province equivalent);
current driver's abstract demonstrating a safe driving record
- Work permit for Canada (or able to obtain)
- Strong mental resiliency and maturity;
highly functional in a dynamic environment
**_ To Apply_**
**_ Selection Process_**
**BCEHS must first give preference to qualified, internal applicants before we are able to consider qualified, external applicants.**
Successful applicants will have up to 90 days to report to British Columbia to attend a 10-day training and orientation program.
**_ Questions?_**
PHSA is committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. 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.
Union Ambulance Paramedics and Dispatchers of BC
Job Location Vancouver, BC Canada
Job Type Full Time, Irregularly Scheduled
Number of Positions Up to 50
**Start Date TBD based on 90 days to report**
**Closing Date January 19, 2023