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What We Do
What We Do
The Minister of Health mandates certain hospitals in Ontario to provide medical, educational, and quality support to land ambulance services and their paramedics, as stipulated in clause 4 (2) (d) of the Ambulance Act.
Many medical acts are controlled under regulation in Ontario. Some controlled medical acts may be delegated by a physician to a paramedic, under certain conditions. Base hospitals assist the regional Medical Director in setting up the processes for safe delegation of controlled medical acts to paramedics.
The base hospital also assists the Medical Director in their responsibility for paramedic continuing education and the certification of each paramedic who is authorized to perform controlled acts.
As the designated Regional Base Hospital for Eastern Ontario, the Ottawa Hospital meets its mandate through the RPPEO:
- Certification of paramedics to perform certain controlled acts and other medical procedures in accordance with Ontario's Advanced Life Support Patient Care Standards,
- Developing and monitoring the processes for delegation of controlled medical acts to each paramedic, within the parametres set out in regulations and standards,
- Clinical Development for paramedics,
- Medical oversight and continuous quality improvement related to controlled acts and other medical procedures, and
- Medical advice, online medical control and consultation.
Through a Performance Agreement signed into force in 2009, the Ministry of Health and Longterm Care set the minimum terms of performance for The Ottawa Hospital’s base hospital program. The RPPEO’s Performance Agreement specifies the foundational requirements for our committees, administrative governance, communications, finance, confidentiality and reporting. It also describes baseline performance indicators for medical delegation and oversight as well as for paramedic continuing education and the continuous quality improvement of paramedic care in our region.
The RPPEO operates from offices in Ottawa and Kingston.
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WE OFFER:
- A competitive compensation package
- A comprehensive benefits program
- Orientation and training
- Learning and development opportunities
Our Culture of Patient Safety looks at the reasons why things go wrong without blaming individuals. Our teams work collaboratively to identify patient safety and quality issues among the nine Eastern Ontario ambulance services and more than 1300 paramedics. We implement quality improvement strategies and educational programs that make care safer and better.
At the RPPEO, we support continuous learning. Our staff are encouraged to pursue courses and classes that help them grow. One of us is always bringing that enthusiasm that comes from learning something new back to the office.
With offices in Kingston and Ottawa, we offer our staff flexibility of location. We have fulltime and part time positions as well as many casual or contract opportunities for instructors and chart auditors.
If you're passionate about doing good by making paramedic patient care better, we just might have a place for you on our team.
National Capital Region's Top Employers Award
For the past three years, The Ottawa Hospital received the National Capital Region’s Top Employers Award
Current Openings
To apply for one of our regular positions, you must use the Ottawa Hospital Human Resources link provided in the description below. Application for contract positions is specified in the description.
As a pre-condition of employment, all new hires are required to provide Human Resources with a satisfactory Criminal Records Check completed within the six months prior to the job offer.
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