Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) Medic

What can I expect to do in this role?

The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Ontario Provincial Police, seeks qualified personnel to provide emergency medical care and support to members of the public and to OPP members at OPP tactical incidents in a pre-hospital environment that may be in a remote or urban setting under the medical license and supervision of the OPP Physician.

This competition will be used to fill current vacancies in Thunder Bay, London, Kingston, Orillia and Bolton, but will also be used to create a pool of candidates province wide for future vacancies.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

Ability to pass an OPP background security investigation.

Current certification in Advanced Care Paramedic according to the Ambulance Act of Ontario.

Ability to maintain certification as an Advanced Care Paramedic with a local base hospital and with the OPP Medical Program.

Licensed as Advanced Care Paramedic and currently employed and continue to be employed as a full-time Advanced Care Paramedic with an ambulance service in Ontario to ensure familiarity and comfort with required medical procedures.

Must maintain an emergency patient care role at their EMS service. Any other roles (administrative, training, community paramedicine) which do not include regular emergency patient care will make them ineligible for the OPP TEMS program.

Ability to pass physical fitness testing.

Available to respond to calls for service within 30 minutes (average 2 per month).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Position requires knowledge of emergency medical care methods, procedures and techniques of Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP), such as, administering approximately 20 different medications, performing surgical airways, intravenous therapy, intubation, placing external jugular IV lines, performing needle decompression, performing synchronized and chemical cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, performing limited obstetrical assessments, providing chemical pain relief from trauma and reverse hypoglycemic states.

Position requires knowledge of medical instruments and equipment to perform endotracheal intubation procedures using laryngoscope, Magill forceps, and mechanical ventilation devices to operate defibrillators to restore heartbeats. Knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological principles, anatomy, pharmacology and pharmakinetics to evaluate and document signs and symptoms for life support care by using medical and pharmaceutical formats and terminology. Knowledge of pharmaceutical products to administer a range of high risk medication (e.g. narcotics/analgesics, antiarrythmia agents) and to calculate dosage (e.g. calculate flow rates of IV and oxygen).

Position requires knowledge of relevant ministry/OPP policies and procedures and relevant sections of the Ambulance Act and Regulations of Ontario, Mental Health Act, Highway Traffic Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act to provide medical care and support.

Position requires written communication skills using medical terminology to record information and update reports concerning patient condition and approved medications administered. Oral communication skills to communicate to patients, peers, OPP members, OPP Physician and other emergency medical personnel from the scene and in transit.

Position requires interpersonal skills to work with a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. provide status of patient condition, confirm direction from OPP Physician on drug administration, patient care procedures) and to reassure injured/ill patients during transit and when administering treatment.

Position requires analytical skills to assess and confirm a patient's medical condition, to recommend treatment, to identify indications and contradictions in a patient's condition (e.g. deterioration of patient, vital signs dropping; allergic reactions to medications); and to assess multiple patient situations to establish priority of treatment and to determine whether to request additional assistance.

Evaluative skills to determine a patient's condition based on patient presentation and vital signs and response to basic/advanced life support medical care treatment (e.g. CPR, oxygen treatment, heart defibrillation, symptom relief medications) and when to advise other TEMS medics for assistance and/or contacting the OPP Physician to receive further medical treatment instructions.

Collection of Information

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for recruitment modernization initiatives. OPS Careers is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.