Paramedics with Essex-Windsor EMS use state-of-the-art equipment so they can do their best work and produce optimal patient outcomes. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including participation in the OMERS Pension Plan, and continuous opportunities for training and personal betterment, including a tuition assistance program.
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The cutting edge equipment our Paramedics use every shift includes:
- Zoll X-Series Cardiac Monitors/Defibrillators
- Stryker PowerLoad Pro XT Stretchers
- Lucas Chest Compression System
- McGrath Video Laryngoscope
- Gym Equipment in EMS stations
Essex-Windsor EMS provides ambulance service and pre-hospital emergency medical care to more than 400,000 residents of Essex County, Windsor and Pelee Island. We provide 24-7 coverage 365 days of the year, which works out to about 404,000 on-road paramedic hours.
We respond to 63,000 medical events and transport 37,000 patients to hospital annually. Our fleet of ambulances travels more than 2,250,000 km each year, covering an area of 1,852 square km.
Essex-Windsor EMS employs more than 290 college-trained paramedics and operates out of 12 bases spanning the region. There are opportunities for advancement and learning at Essex-Windsor EMS including working for one of our innovative health care delivery teams:
Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program and Partners
Essex-Windsor EMS is a leader in adopting programs that help provide the right care at the right time in the best location. These programs ease the strain on local ambulances responding to 911 calls and reduce offload delays at hospital emergency rooms. Our groundbreaking Mobile Integrated Healthcare Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) program encompasses the Vulnerable Patient Navigator, Community Paramedicine – Long Term Care, the Mental Health and Addictions Response Team, and Community Assessment Triage Team.
Staff dedicated to the Vulnerable Patient Navigator (VPN) program, launched in 2016, work closely with patients who use emergency medical services more than three times in six months. The VPN team connects patients enrolled in the program to support agencies and monitors their progress to ensure follow-up care is provided. Since its inception, the VPN program has resulted in a more than 60 per cent reduction in repeat usage of EMS by these patients.
The Community Paramedicine – Long-Term Care (CP-LTC) program provides the following services to those who are either on the wait list or are deemed eligible for long-term care placement:
- Access to health services 24-7, through in-home and remote methods, such as online supports;
- Non-emergency home visits and in-home testing procedures;
- Ongoing monitoring of vital signs to prevent escalation of chronic medical conditions; and
- Assessments, referrals, diagnostic procedures and point-of-care testing.
The Mental Health and Addictions Response Team (MHART) is a partnership between Essex-Windsor EMS and Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare that pairs a paramedic and social worker to meet clients in their communities, providing care, resources and connections to community services. This program serves individuals who have experienced an overdose and/or are experiencing mental health related concerns.
The Community Assessment Triage Team (CATT), launched in 2023, provides low-acuity patients the treatment and services they need while reducing the volume of unnecessary transports to the hospital emergency department following 911 calls
Essex-Windsor EMS also works closely with over 45 partners united under the umbrella of the Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team. Using its expertise in logistics, patient care and mobility, Essex-Windsor EMS assisted in the development and building of a Mobile Medical Support clinic. The vehicle is now travelling across the region providing care close to home for patients who might otherwise need to be transported to hospital emergency rooms.
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