Prehospital Care Specialist

The Pre-Hospital Care Specialist (PHCS), in conjunction with the Base Hospital leaders and Medical Directors develops, facilitates and delivers educational opportunities for paramedics in the region. This would include the certification of new paramedics and continuing medical education for a broad range of practice competencies and medical directives.  Using a just culture approach, looking at a standardized process with established benchmarks and analysis of paramedic patient care activities; the PHCS assures patient safety by evaluating performance and monitoring adherence to provincial standards.