Primary Care Paramedic/ Wellness Advocate

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Get a load of this; here at Medcor Canada, we value your opinion. Crazy, right? You know what else? Our leadership team likes to recognize contributions and offer something called compliments. Turns out, people feel valued because of it. Now, combine that work environment with good pay, a bunch of great benefits, some perks like a strong focus on your health and wellness, and before you know it, you’re working with colleagues who are pleasant and caring. It’s not rocket science. It’s Medcor Canada. We sincerely hope this is the last job application you’ll ever have to fill out.

The Position of the Wellness Advocate is likely unlike other positions you are applying for, in that this position is a proactive approach to health and wellness. The role is to promote employee Wellness through integrated living, healthy choices, and self- responsibility; educating employees on how to get healthy and stay that way.

The Wellness Advocate will provide support to our client by creating a safe environment for workers to share their personal stories, struggles and goals regarding wellness outcomes, provide basic medical assessments to support wellness activities and to assist Medcor Canada clinicians when/where appropriate in emergencies.

We want to empower employees to proactively seek support, fostering a sense of confidence that encourages initiative and provides them with the necessary resources and skills to focus on their health and well-being.

The Wellness Advocate is responsible for the intake, screening of clients, and providing nonjudgmental guidance and support. Providing different perspectives on a situation, or proactive strategies and/or education in a specific area is effective in achieving overall well-being and accomplishing goals, while promoting health through a variety of methods: programming, displays, presentations, collaboration with client, management, and staff.

This is a fly in/out position with 1 week in and 1 week out rotation out of Saskatoon. You must be able to get to and from the airport.

A typical day in the life of Medcor Canada’s Wellness Advocate:

• Drive and promote the Wellness Program with client and employees through meetings, promotional materials, and presentations
• Attend all training and orientations for Wellness Advocate Program
• Create and facilitate Wellness Challenges, presentations and promotional material for the employees on the project
• Work effectively as a team to support and achieve departmental goals and program development. Contributes to planning, implementation, and evaluation of all wellness activities and events
• Participate in regular staff meetings
• Demonstrate self-motivation and commitment to this position by providing a safe space where people feel comfortable, at ease and encouraged to participate in their health and wellbeing
• Facilitate wellness initiatives with confidence and authenticity
• Encourage employees to take responsibility for their health by teaching the concept of wellness through various health programming methods
• Share resources and create plans with individual's dependent on specific needs
• Advocate for and reinforce proactive wellness initiatives on wellness topics such as smoking cessation and nutrition
• Promote and run blood pressure clinics for the employees onsite
• Provide care as required, when required as a Primary Care Paramedic, treat injuries and illnesses following Evidence Based Medicine standards, where appropriate
• Collaborate with client human resources and benefits professionals on medical issues
• Ensure accuracy and timelines of intake and follow up documentation
• Demonstrate leadership skills by being responsible for virtual and in-person one on one and group support sessions
• Work to foster a culture of collaboration and accountability between Medcor Canada advocates, client associates, vendors, and local health providers to maintain constructive working relationships

Qualifications:

• Saskatchewan license as PCP is required
• Personal commitment to health and wellness
• Work independently and as a collaborative team player
• Have a positive and approachable personality
• Carry out Medcor Canada Values in interpersonal relationships within the company and interactions with the client
• Enthusiastic attitude providing proactive wellness support and initiatives to increase engagement among the workforce
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Good judgement and reliability
• Strong written and verbal communication including listening skills and confidence with public speaking
• Resourceful and comfortable to learn systems and technology
• Strong computer skills, including experience using Microsoft office products
• Have strong ethics and unwavering integrity
• Detail orientated and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates initiative to provide solutions
• Previous work experience in a health promotion/health education position is desirable.
• Creativity in promoting events and creating event ideas is an asset.

Our Values

BE THERE ~ CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE ~ BETTER ME ~ PLAY ~ MAKE THEIR DAY ~ BETTER TOGETHER!

Medcor is a tobacco free and smoke free workplace! We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Medcor Canada is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all applicants, in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessible Canada Act. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for all aspects of the recruitment and selection process, including application, interviewing, and testing. If you require accommodation, please inform via EMAIL when invited to the selection process, and we will work with you to meet your needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy and will remain open until the position is filled. Our recruitment process runs for 15 days from posting date, utilizes AI-supported ATS for initial screening. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; if you don’t hear from us within 15 days of the posting date, your application was unsuccessful. We don’t require Canadian work experience and offer accommodations for persons with disabilities. While all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We appreciate all applications and thank you for your interest in Medcor Canada!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Wellness program

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience with Health and Wellness promotion? (e.g.: presentations, Wellness challenges, blood pressure clinics, leading stretch and flex).

Licence/Certification:

• PCP registration with SCOP (required)

Location:

• Saskatoon, SK (preferred)

Work Location: On the road