Excellence in Prehospital Care

We are seeking outstanding Advanced and Primary Care Paramedics for the position of Education Facilitator.

Position Summary:

Qualifications:

• Professional Paramedic with 3-5 years of experience.
• Effective interpersonal, organizational, critical thinking, decision making, conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to use professional judgement.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven ability to work in a team and collaborate with others.
• Effective time management.
• Able and willing to travel throughout Eastern Ontario.
• Adult education experience (Preferred).

If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume and cover letter to education@rppeo.ca.

Interviews for qualified applicants will be booked on an ongoing basis as qualifying applications are received.

Download AHRQ’s new TeamSTEPPS® app now to put the structured communication tools and checklists from the TeamSTEPPS pocket guide at your fingertips on your smartphone or tablet. TeamSTEPPS is AHRQ’s signature curriculum to improve patient safety by training health care teams to communicate and practice effective teamwork. The app is available at no cost through the Apple iTunes Store and Google Play Store. The paper-based TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide is also available by calling AHRQ’s Publication Clearinghouse at 800-358-9295 and requesting publication number 14-0001-2.

canada’s premier undergraduate experience

DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION

National Program of Excellence

Canadian Association University Continuing Education

The Regional Paramedic Program for Eastern Ontario (RPPEO) is pleased to announce that the St. Francis Xavier Diploma in Adult Education will be offered in part at our location in Ottawa in 2017.

It was another great showing of Canadian research at last month’s National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) conference in New Orleans, LA (January 24-26, 2017)!

You have asked, and we have delivered! Based on Paramedic survey responses, the OBHG has created an App for Paramedics in Ontario.

The OBHG is pleased to announce the release of a new smart phone App for use by all Paramedics in Ontario. The Ontario Paramedic Clinical Guide App is a reference, free to all, containing the Medical Directives and other great references for Paramedics across Ontario.

To all RPPEO Paramedics

Due to the recent surge in Fentanyl overdoses in Ontario, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Emergency Health Services Branch released the new Opioid Toxicity Directive today December 23rd, 2016.

The change in the directive takes effect immediately as per the attached Implementation Memo. Please see the attached directives for exact details. Until the RPPEO has a chance to print this new directive,  please print it and carry it with you for reference.