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Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) - Talent Pool

Job ID: 249971 Posting status: Open Organization: Ontario Provincial Police Division: TEMS Program/Field Support Bureau City: Orillia Position(s) language: English Job term: 1 Temporary Job code: C0085 - TEMS Medic, FSB Salary: $1,798.60 - $2,218.32 Per week The Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Provincial Police, and the Commander of Field Support Bureau seeks a qualified person to provide emergency medical care and support to members of the public and to OPP members at OPP tactical incidents in a pre-hospital environment that may be in a remote or urban setting under the medical license and supervision of the OPP Physician.

Note: Positions to be filled in the geographical areas of North West Region (Thunder Bay and Kenora), West Region (London) and Central Region (Orillia).

About Us:

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 6,400 uniformed officers, 2,900 civilian employees and 530 Auxiliary officers. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario.

We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada.

The OPP TEMS Program was created within the OPP to enable Advanced Care Paramedics to provide emergency medical care to a variety of OPP tactical incidents, when necessary. The OPP has been providing medical support in the field for over 20 years; however, there remains an ongoing need for our Tactics and Rescue Unit to have medical support.

We have taken guidance from Inquests, Inquiries and legislation, to bring a high level of medical care to the front line responders and the public. When it became apparent that the standard of care was becoming dependent on the skill set of the medical staff that was available, OPP leaders began to look at other ways to improve services, not only to protect the public, but for our own officers as well. It was determined that using Advanced Care Paramedics was the most practical and appropriate for the OPP, because of their ability to work either in a remote or urban setting.

To date OPP TEMS have been involved in a number of events, the most notable of these being the North American Summit, the National Day of Action, and the G8/G20 events.

About the job

Advanced Care Paramedics have a strong medical background, are accustomed to working in a pre-hospital setting, and are able to perform medical acts with a physician's order. The five teams are working under the medical license and supervision of Medical Director Dr. Andrew Reed, the OPP Physician.

The medics will continue to be employed as full-time paramedics with their own municipal ambulance services, and will be available to the OPP on an on-call basis, when off duty. They must reside within 60 minutes of the tactical team to which they are assigned.

Emergency Response

Teams (ERT), Urban Search and Rescue, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Response Team (UCRT) and Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) teams that will use the medics are based in London, Orillia, Bolton, Kenora, Odessa and Thunder Bay.

The medics, who are already licensed according to the Ambulance Act of Ontario, each complete a 10 day initial training and then receive additional training in Public Order. Training is based on the techniques of TRU and UCRT, enabling them to function within the OPP's programs as tactical medics. They have also become certified under our program as advanced care medics.

Teams were exposed to the kind of high-risk scenarios they might be encountering in the field, and what their roles are within them.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory Requirements

- Ability to pass an OPP background/ security investigation.
- Current certification as an Advanced Care Paramedic according to the Ambulance Act of Ontario.
- Ability to maintain certification as an Advanced Care Paramedic with a local base hospital and with the OPP Medical Program.





Must maintain an emergency patient care role at their EMS service. Any other roles (administrative, training, community paramedicine) which do not include regular emergency patient care will make them ineligible for the OPP TEMS program. All members are required to report any change of duty/advancement/promotion to the Commander of Emergency Response and to the OPP Physician.

Licensed as an Advanced Care Paramedic and currently employed and continue to be employed as a full-time Advanced Care Paramedic with an ambulance service in Ontario to ensure familiarity and comfort with required medical procedures.

- Ability to pass physical fitness testing.
- Ability to pass OPP background security investigation.
- Available to respond to calls for service within 60 minutes (average 2 per month).
- Available on-call basis 24/7 when off duty as a full-time Advanced Care Paramedic with an ambulance service in Ontario.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Knowledge of emergency medical care methods, procedures and techniques of Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP) i.e., performing surgical airways; intravenous therapy; intubation; placing external jugular IV lines; needle decompression; synchronized/chemical cardioversion; transcutaneous pacing; performing limited obstetrical assessments; chemical pain relief from trauma and reverse hypoglycemic states.
- Knowledge of medical instruments and equipment to perform endotracheal intubation procedures using laryngoscope; Magill forceps, and mechanical ventilation devices to operate defibrillators to restore heartbeats.
- Knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological principles, anatomy, pharmacology and pharma kinetics to evaluate and document signs and symptoms for life support care. Knowledge of pharmaceutical products to administer a range of high risk medication and to calculate dosage.
- Knowledge of relevant Ministry procedures, Ambulance Act and Regulations of Ontario, Mental Health Act, Highway Traffic Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Position requires written communication skills using medical terminology to record information and update reports concerning patient condition and approved medications administered. Interpersonal skills to work with multi-disciplinary teams and oral skills to communicate with patients, peers, medical personnel and members.
- Position requires analytical and evaluative skills to assess and confirm a patient's medical condition, based on presentation/vital signs and response to basic/advanced life support, recommend treatment, identify indications and contradictions in a patient's condition, and to assess multiple patient situations to establish priority of treatment and determine whether to request additional assistance.
- Position works under the medical direction of the OPP Physician and within related established policies and procedures i.e. advanced life support medical care methods/procedures, patient assessment and lifesaving treatment techniques. Position requires independent management in acute crisis without direct physician involvement and accepts responsibility for patient's care. must possess the ability to know when to contact other TEMS medics for assistance or contact Physician to receive further medical treatment instructions.
- Position requires discretion in administering medical treatment procedures under defined circumstances without authorization from base hospital in determining when patient complications and matters are not covered by established procedures referring to the OPP Physician and in determining the priority of patient condition.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity,



inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by: Thursday, October 22, 2026 11:59 pm EDT Position details:

- 1 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 12 months, 777 Memorial Ave, Orillia, Central Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Fingerprint Based)

Compensation group: Ontario Provincial Police Association Civilians Work hours: Schedule 3 Category: Health and Social Services Posted on: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Note:

- About security checks:

A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.

If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.

Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

- The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

How to apply:

- You must apply online.

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages.

For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

- Read the to make sure you understand this job.

- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

- If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information.

Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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