Posting: EB 25:352

Position: Temporary FT Reg Practice Educator PTN

Number of Position: 1(one)

Location: Vancouver

Posted: October 08, 2025
Closes: Oct 21, 2025

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

 

  

BCEHS intends to fill 1 (one) temporary vacancy for a Temporary Full Time Regular Scheduled PCCP Practice Educator in the Patient Transfer Network -PTN 

Selection process will be in accordance to 13.03

 

Shift Pattern 14 day Echo 0700-1700
Echo Position 1 - Week 1 Mon to Thurs 0700-1700 / Week 2 Mon to Wed 0700-1700
Echo Position 2 - Week 1 Tues to Fri 0700-1700 / Week 2 Tues to Thurs 0700-1700

 

 

EXAM:  Eligible applicants will be notified of the exam date at least 7 days in advance.

Interviews/MMIs: Eligible applicants will be notified of the interview date at least 7 days in advance.

 

As outlined in Appendix 23, to support the recruitment and retention of Indigenous workers, and to improve the care of Indigenous patients/residents/clients/service users across the health care system, the Employer may select an Indigenous candidate, even where they are not the most senior qualified candidate.

Indigenous employees are encouraged to contact Internal Recruitment at internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca to self-identify as an Indigenous applicant to the posting in question. Please include the posting number in your email.

Please ensure the other application steps are completed as well (online application, shuffle form if applicable) by the posting closing date of October 21, 2025.

 

 

 

Reporting to the Senior Leader of Practice Education, PCCP, the PCCP Practice Educator works in a team-based environment and is accountable for: implementation and maintenance of operations; supporting provincial direction on operational needs and plans; and implementing and evaluating changes to operations. This role will play an integral part in education, from new staff orientation to advanced continued dispatch education.

 

Duties

• Responsible for education development for practice education programs utilizing educational/curriculum theory and knowledge of specialized clinical practice to design, develop, implement and evaluate practice education programs for team members in collaboration with BCEHS Learning Leadership Team, Medical programs and inter-professional team members. Practice education programs include orientation/training programs for new team members, educational support programs, and continuing education sessions.
• Develops, reviews, and modifies learning resources and practice reference documents for team members. Using established educational standards, the Practice Educator determines match between content and delivery method and provides feedback to all stakeholders to ensure resources are current, relevant, cost effective and coordinated.
• Facilitates learning in the field and classroom by coaching and acting as a clinical resource and demonstrates expertise and leadership in paramedic practice through methods such as reviewing literature and developments in technology and equipment, consulting with community experts, evaluating clinical practice systems/standards, identifying new theories/trends/education programs, developing new/revised standards and presenting educational sessions based upon specialized body of knowledge to enhance quality patient care.
• Identifies, develops and implements customized learning plans, in collaboration with the responsible supervisor or delegate to meet individual learning needs of staff allowing a paramedic to achieve the desired level of competency related to knowledge, skills, attitudes and clinical judgments. Provides direct clinical instruction to new and existing staff as required and facilitates learning by role modeling direct patient care skills and practices to staff in a classroom or in the field, promoting skill development, observing staff while performing patient care, including documentation practices, and providing feedback to ensure care is provided according to practice standards and clinical practice guidelines.
• Participates in the evaluation of the effectiveness of clinical education programs, activities and resources by analyzing learning and patient outcomes using program/resource evaluation, utilization statistics, and reviewing feedback to determine opportunities for quality improvement.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities through methods such as evaluating effect of changes in patient care practice, generating recommendations for alternative approaches, provides education to staff as a result of Patient Safety & Learning System reports, and recommending changes to selected policies, procedures or protocols; drafts new and/or revised procedures, standards and criteria for the program in conjunction with the inter-professional team. Initiates strategies to improve patient care using principles of continuous quality improvement to promote delivery of high quality educational services. 
• Monitors, evaluates, and makes recommendations regarding the purchase of equipment as required.
• Participates in provincial and regional groups as a clinical education resource, providing input and suggestions related to education implications and group processes of new initiatives to ensure that clinical educational needs are addressed. 
• Documents educational process and utilization statistics by maintaining database and records, and by providing written and verbal reports to demonstrate accountability and to continuously improve the quality of clinical education services.
• Provides consultation to staff regarding professional development, practice education and/or career planning by maintaining interpersonal contact and observation, providing verbal and written feedback for the individual to continue competency development, meeting with team members on a one-to-one basis and recommending educational programs/resources and facilitating development of learning and/or professional growth plans with new staff. 
• Contributes to on-going staff performance by auditing and assessing performance during orientation, probation, skills review and education and training sessions and provides feedback to the learner to assist in development of a personal learning plan.
• Participates in paramedic students' clinical experience by, coordinating student placements and preceptor assignments in collaboration with the Senior Leader, Learning & Clinical Initiatives and other team members.
• Participates in approved paramedicine and inter-professional research and special projects through methods such as identifying research topics/issues, promoting staff awareness and involvement in research activities, supporting evidence-based pre-hospital care practice and gathering and summarizing data to improve education and clinical effectiveness.
• Ensures BCEHS educational programs are in compliance with Work Safe BC (WSBC), PHSA and BCEHS Health & Safety standards, organizational goals, values and policies. Engages and collaborates with Patient Care Delivery, Safety Advisors and Workplace Health to ensure compliance with regulations and policy, timely investigation of issues/incidents, and proactively report and resolve safety or labor related concerns.
• Contributes to, promotes and leads, an organizational culture that is patient focused, supportive and respectful of all employees embracing BCEHS guiding principles and values ensuring that all interactions are performed with professionalism, courtesy, dignity and respect.
• Fosters a positive work environment that empowers and encourages employees to realize their maximum potential, creates commitment, ownership and personal growth.  Develops a ‘just culture’ and a culture of continuous learning by building healthy relationships and mentoring others. Supports and actively participates in employee recognition processes.
• Promotes excellence, innovation, quality, and safety by identifying risks, system’s issues, and opportunities for improvement of quality or processes working closely with team members throughout the organization to ensure problem resolution and customer satisfaction 
• Support and assist frontline employees in accessing support services and assist in facilitating access to Critical Incident Stress Management and debriefing support.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and customer service orientation.
• Ability to adapt education approach to reflect requirements, local needs, and national trends.
• Knowledge of the delivery of emergency medical services in the province of British Columbia
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
• Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of competency-based education principles and methods.
• Ability to assess student performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving among educational participants and field staff.
• Ability to adhere to established standards for educational quality.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodology and its application.
• A good understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated experience in conducting needs assessments and in curriculum development.
• Recent experience in a supervisory role. Good understanding of supervisory principles.

 

Selection Criteria

 

Essential Requirement: 

1. CUPE member
2. Three (3) years plus a day service seniority as an Interfacility-Emergency Medical Calltaker (I-EMCT)
3. Satisfactory work record; must be maintained for the duration of this qualification

The above noted qualifiers must be achieved by the closing of the posting per standard selection processes for CUPE 873 employees.

 

Selection Process:

1. Successful completion of the knowledge/skills assessment at a passing rate of 65% (Accounts for 45%)
2. An interview (Accounts for 45%)

Seniority (Accounts for maximum 10%)

1. Knowledge/Skills Assessment (45% of total score)

Applicants will be required to successfully complete a knowledge/skills assessment. This assessment is online through the Learning Hub and must be completed from a location with reliable internet access. EXAM:  Eligible applicants will be notified of the exam date at least 7 days in advance.

 

Online Exam Access:

Please be aware, applicants require access to a reliable internet connection via Google Chrome, and it is recommended to use a laptop or desktop computer. We discourage the use of mobile devices for these activities. Interviews/MMIs: Eligible applicants will be notified of the interview date at least 7 days in advance.

 

2. Interview (45% of total score)

 

Applicants who successfully achieve a score of 65% or higher on the Knowledge/Skills Assessment will be scheduled to interview. 

 

3. Up to 10% will be applied to all candidates who complete the interview to determine their final score.

 

The successful candidate(s) shall be the employee(s) with the highest total score and a satisfactory disciplinary record.

 

Should you be unsuccessful on the written exam, or pass the exam but not participate in the interview process, you will be counted as "unsuccessful" and will not be eligible to compete on roles in the same classification for a period of 6 months.

 

Please note the following information regarding temporary positions:

• If an employee relocates to fill a temporary vacancy or position, Article 13.06 will not apply, and the Employer will not be required to pay the employee’s moving expenses.
• Accommodation support will be reviewed on a case by case basis on a without precedent, without prejudice basis to the new Temporary MOU and obligations of BCEHS for future temporary opportunities.
• When an employee fills a temporary position, they will assume the shift pattern and hours of the position for the term of the vacancy.
• Any employee who fills a vacancy or  position will temporarily change status to Full-time or Regular Part-time. Employees will be entitled to all prorated vacation entitlements, leaves, and benefits associated with their temporary position or temporary vacancy. 

 

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Application Instructions and Additional Information:

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BC Emergency Health Services employees are advised that Talent Acquisition will only contact employees regarding this employment bulletin using the employee’s contact information contained in the Employee Records & Benefits (ERB) system or BCEHS Email.

 

It is very important that your contact information is up to date with Employee Records & Benefits (ERB). If you would like to make changes to your contact information, you can complete a form to do so and submit it to Records and Benefits. You can find the form at: Employee Address Change Form (the form may take a few minutes to load).   If you expect to be away, or unable to answer your telephone after the posting closing date please email a proxy acceptance to the BCEHS Recruitment Help Desk at: internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca.   We are here to help – If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the BCEHS Recruitment Help Desk:   Phone: 604-675-7470 Toll Free: 1-844-675-7470 Email: internalrecruitment@bcehs.ca Hours: 08:30 – 16:30, Monday to Friday (excluding Statutory Holidays)