Advanced Care Paramedic - signing bonus available
- Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Position Overview
Calian is currently seeking experienced and skilled Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs) to work within the Lethbridge Detention Management Unit. Providing care to newly arrested individuals, the ACP will leverage their clinical skill set and scope of practice to provide comprehensive medical and mental health assessments to detained individuals and ensure proper follow up care based on assessment outcomes in a clinic-like setting. With a focus on ensuring detainees are medical fit to remain in cells, ACPs will work with Lethbridge Police staff to provide medical care to detainees while ensuring detainee safety.
Responsibilities
Calian is currently seeking experienced and skilled Advanced Care Paramedics (ACPs) to work within the Lethbridge Detention Management Unit. Providing care to newly arrested individuals, the ACP will leverage their clinical skill set and scope of practice to provide comprehensive medical and mental health assessments to detained individuals and ensure proper follow up care based on assessment outcomes in a clinic-like setting. With a focus on ensuring detainees are medical fit to remain in cells, ACPs will work with Lethbridge Police staff to provide medical care to detainees while ensuring detainee safety.
Responsibilities
- Document patient care findings
- Respond to medical and mental health needs
- Liaise with a multi-disciplinary team of community clinicians and stakeholders
- Provide emergency care, and when necessary, arrange transport to hospital
- Must be able to work autonomously, have great communication skills, and be highly reliable
- Patrol and interact with community members to pro-actively make referrals to the VODP.
- Licensed and in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics
- Valid ACLS certification
- Experience dealing with mental health and addictions
- Must successfully pass an enhanced security clearance with LPS
- Signing bonus available for eligible full-time employees
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide medical and mental health assessments and care to detained individuals, document findings, and arrange follow-up or hospital transport when needed. Work with police, community clinicians, and other stakeholders to support detainee safety and make proactive referrals to the VODP.
Requirements
Applicants must be licensed and in good standing with the Alberta College of Paramedics and hold valid ACLS certification. Experience with mental health and addictions is required, along with successfully passing an enhanced security clearance with LPS.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Emergency Care
- Mental Health Care
- Addiction Care
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Follow-Up
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Autonomous Decision-Making
- Communication
- Reliability
- Community Outreach
- Referral Coordination
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Security & Safety
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Advanced Care Paramedic
- Alberta College of Paramedics
- ACLS Certification
- Enhanced Security Clearance
- Lethbridge Police Service
- Detention Management
- Medical Assessment
- Mental Health Assessment
- Emergency Care
- Addictions
- Patient Care Documentation
- Patient Follow-Up
- Detainee Safety
- Hospital Transport
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Community Clinicians
- Community Referrals
- VODP