Evaluate government, industry and published literature to identify key attributes of the paramedic role.
Identify key attributes of the profession and what it means to be a paramedic.
Explore what it personally means to be a paramedic.
Identify key skills, education and professional development required to be a paramedic and how to maintain those skills in the future.
Understand the alternative opportunities for your skill base as a paramedic and identify strategies to maintain your own health and job satisfaction in the role.
a.What is involved in being a paramedic?
b. What do you think the profession and employers expects of the role?
What are your expectations?
What skills do you require?
a) What skill set have you gained through the degree and how do you think these may change and be maintained in the future?
b)With changes in the paramedic role to a broader scope of practice and more focus on primary health care how does this effect the skills needed by paramedics and how will that effect your own professional development?
c)How would you obtain these further skills?
a)What other qualifications or alternative job opportunities might you consider? where can your skills be used and built upon – what other study or job opportunities may be available?
b)AND how do you manage the demands of being a paramedic and protect yourself or plan for life during and after being a paramedic?
